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To hold a foreign state liable, a plaintiff must prove that the case falls under one of the statutory exceptions. The most commonly litigated exceptions include:
The FSIA (codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq.) established a comprehensive set of rules for claims against foreign states. Before its enactment, decisions on sovereign immunity were often political and handled by the U.S. State Department; the FSIA transferred this responsibility to the judiciary to ensure more predictable, law-based outcomes. The Core Principle: Presumptive Immunity To hold a foreign state liable
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