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Member State
Italy
Themes
Type of document
Jurisprudence
Permanent link to the contribution
http://www.cahdidatabases.coe.int/C/Immunities/Italy/1999/187
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THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE QUOTED AS FOLLOWS:
Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Italy - Jurisprudence of 12/06/1999

Austria (State) v. Petrone (individual)

Author(ity)

Supreme Court of Cassation

Date of the decision, of the judgment

12/06/1999

Points of law

The decision excludes the italian jurisdiction when there is a claim for damages, due to an error of judgment, proposed against a foreign State.

Summary of the case

A case of compensation of damages resulting from a judicial error, filed by an Italian citizen against a foreign State does not fall within the Italian jurisdiction.

Sources

Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale, 2000, 727

Additional information (explanations, notes, etc.)

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