Under Which of the Following Doctrines Is It Held That

question 14

Multiple Choice

Under which of the following doctrines is it held that a foreign sovereign cannot be sued unless it engages in illegal commercial conduct?

• A) act-of-state
• B) sovereign compliance
• C) Timberlane
• D) sovereign immunity

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