No Constitutional Protection for States
The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, DC, held that the protection afforded defendants in civil cases under the United States constitution's International Shoe Co. v. Washington principle of mininum contacts with the forum is unavailable in actions under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. As a result of the decision in the matter CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. from June 5. 2025, defending against suits against foreign nations and their agencies and other instrumentalities will be harder in the United States. -- By Clemens Kochinke, attorney at law advising embassies, of Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP, Washington, DC.
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