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The immunities of States and international organisations

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Information on the contribution

Member State
Portugal
Themes
Type of document
Jurisprudence
Permanent link to the contribution
http://www.cahdidatabases.coe.int/C/Immunities/Portugal/1987/212
Translations
THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE QUOTED AS FOLLOWS:
Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Portugal - Jurisprudence of 17/06/1987

Carlos Manuel Flores André and Miguel Carlos Parada André (individuals) v. Spanish Institute in Lisbon (Foreign School)

Author(ity)

Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal de Justiça) – Appeal

Date of the decision, of the judgment

17/06/1987

Points of law

The foreign school is distinct and has autonomy from the foreign State and thus can be tried in Portuguese courts.

Summary of the case

In an appeal before the Supreme Court by two individuals against a foreign school, the Court considered that:

The foreign school is distinct and has autonomy from the foreign State and thus can be tried in Portuguese courts.

Sources

Boletim do Ministério da Justiça, 1987, No. 368

Additional information (explanations, notes, etc.)

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