28 U.S.C. § 1602 : US Code - Section 1602: Findings and declaration of purpose

Search 28 U.S.C. § 1602 : US Code - Section 1602: Findings and declaration of purpose

The Congress finds that the determination by United States courts
of the claims of foreign states to immunity from the jurisdiction
of such courts would serve the interests of justice and would
protect the rights of both foreign states and litigants in United
States courts. Under international law, states are not immune from
the jurisdiction of foreign courts insofar as their commercial
activities are concerned, and their commercial property may be
levied upon for the satisfaction of judgments rendered against them
in connection with their commercial activities. Claims of foreign
states to immunity should henceforth be decided by courts of the
United States and of the States in conformity with the principles
set forth in this chapter.