Russian Tit for Tat

On January 17, 2005, Russian new agency Novosti reports in its German-language internet edition on a bill to introduce a statute similar to the American Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act that will permit foreign nations to be hailed into Russian courts just as the FSIA permits such actions in the United States. Currently, Russian law reportedly prevents such actions except with the consent of the defendant sovereign. The principal motive is said to be the need to harmonize the Russian system with the American procedure. I could not find this report in the English-language edition of the Russian News and Information Agency.   -   by Clemens Kochinke, partner with Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP in Washington.

Wed, 17:10:29 19 Jan 2005 / Embassy Law Link

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