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The immunities of States and international organisations
This database contains the original national contributions bringing together information on The immunities of States and international organisations
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- Italy
- Themes
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- Jurisprudence
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- http://www.cahdidatabases.coe.int/C/Immunities/Italy/1988/171
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Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Italy - Jurisprudence of 07/07/1988
Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Italy - Jurisprudence of 07/07/1988
Libia (State) v. Longo (individual)
Author(ity)
Supreme Court of Cassation
Date of the decision, of the judgment
07/07/1988
Points of law
The decision admits the immunity from civil jurisdiction only for foreign States when they act as sovereign bodies and not when they act as private subjects.Summary of the case
Foreign States and other international law subjects are exempt from Italian jurisdiction for activities related to the exercise of their sovereign functions, or aimed at attaining their institutional goals.Lack of jurisdiction of an Italian judge with reference to a request for conservative measures of goods in Italy belonging to the Libyan State, aimed at safeguarding credits for news reporting activities carried out in favour of such State, must be declared.
