Legal Opinion
National Oil Corp. v. Libyan Sun Oil Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 15, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-415-JLLPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATCHUM, Senior District Judge.
In this case the Court has been called upon to examine and evaluate, among other things, the legal significance of the current state of relations between Libya and the United States. The facts and arguments presented by the parties have put this Court in the unenviable and precarious position of having to place legal labels on the foreign policy maneuvers of the Bush administration. Unfortunately, the Court has no choice but to proceed.
Petitioner, National Oil Corporation (“NOC”), seeks to have this Court enter an order confirming a foreign arbitral award…
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