What is Uncsi?
What is Uncsi?
According to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the not-yet-in-force 2004 UN Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property (UNCSI) codifies the customary law of State immunity. Nonetheless, the ECtHR has consistently relied on that UNCSI provision.
Why is state immunity?
Sovereign immunity, or state immunity, is a principle of customary international law, by virtue of which one sovereign state cannot be sued before the courts of another sovereign state without its consent. Put in another way, a sovereign state is exempt from the jurisdiction of foreign national courts.
What is the United Nations Convention on jurisdictional immunities of States?
United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property. The States Parties to the present Convention, Considering that the jurisdictional immunities of States and their property are generally accepted as a principle of customary international law,
What is the Ad Hoc Committee on jurisdictional immunities of States?
The Ad Hoc Committee on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property was established by the UN General Assembly, GA Res. 55/150 (Dec. 12, 2000), and met for three sessions. Its final report was adopted on March 5, 2004 (see UN Doc.
What is Article 5 of the Convention on state immunity?
Part II General principles Article 5 State immunity. A State enjoys immunity, in respect of itself and its property, from the jurisdiction of the courts of another State subject to the provisions of the present Convention.
What is the new international immunity Treaty?
Capping more than a quarter of a century of intense international negotiation, the new treaty is the first modern multilateral instrument to articulate a comprehensive approach to issues of state or sovereign immunity from suits in foreign courts.
