Legal Opinion
Tachiona v. Mugabe
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 30, 2001No. 00 CIV. 6666(VM)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MARRERO, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
BACKGROUND.264
FACTS .265
DISCUSSION.268
I. HEAD-OF-STATE IMMUNITY.268
A. ABSOLUTE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY DOCTRINE: THE SCHOONER
EXCHANGE.268
B. RESTRICTIVE IMMUNITY.270
1. The Tate Letter.270
2. The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.272
3. Post-FSIA Effects and Development.278
4. FSIA Case Law.281
a. Chuidian.281
b. Aristide.284
c. Beyond Chuidian and Aristide.288
d. Plaintiffs’ Authorities Distinguished.293
II. DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.297
III. PERSONAL INVIOLABILITY.302
IV. JURISDICTION..309
A. PERSONAL JURISDICTION.309
B. SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION.309
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2Cases cited67 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. Lead Industries, Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008
- Tachiona v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Al-Quraishi v. NakhlaDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2010
- Tachiona Ex Rel. Tachiona v. MugabeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- Tachiona v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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