Judgment Against a Foreign State Designated by the U.S. as a State Sponsor of Terrorism is Not Enough Basis for Attachment and Execution in Satisfaction of a Judgment

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) grants foreign states and their agencies and instrumentalities immunity from suit in the U.S. courts and grants their property immunity from attachment and execution in satisfaction of judgments against them.28 U. S. C. §§1604, 1609. In essence, FSIA determines the scope of federal and state court power

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