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question 59

Multiple Choice

UniOil,a U.S. firm,owns property in Nicaragua. When the government of Nicaragua seizes the property,UniOil asks a U.S. court to order the property's return. The court rules that Nicaragua is exempt from the court's jurisdiction. This is

• A)a travesty of justice.
• B)theact of state doctrine.
• C)thedoctrine of sovereign immunity.
• D)theprinciple of comity.

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Definitions:

Categorical Imperative

A concept developed by the philosopher Immanuel Kant as a way of evaluating motivations for action, stating that an action is morally right if it can be universally applied to everyone without contradiction.

Immanuel Kant

A German philosopher renowned for his work on the theory of ethics, particularly the concept of the categorical imperative, which asserts that actions are morally right if they can be universally applied.

Moral Stages

Describes the progression of moral reasoning and ethical behavior in humans, often conceptualized as a sequential development through specific stages.

Social Contract Theory

A philosophical concept suggesting that people agree, either explicitly or implicitly, to surrender some freedoms to an authority in exchange for social order and protection.