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The immunities of States and international organisations
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- Member State
- Portugal
- Themes
- Type of document
- Jurisprudence
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- http://www.cahdidatabases.coe.int/C/Immunities/Portugal/1988/213
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Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Portugal - Jurisprudence of 09/11/1988
Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Portugal - Jurisprudence of 09/11/1988
Maria Cristina Silva (individual) v. Spanish Institute, Spanish Embassy and Spanish State (Foreign School, Foreign Embassy and Foreign State).
Author(ity)
District Court (Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa) – Appeal
Date of the decision, of the judgment
09/11/1988
Points of law
Portuguese courts are internationally incompetent to judge a law suit against the Spanish State.Summary of the case
In an appeal before the District Court of Lisbon by an individual against the Spanish Institute, the Spanish Embassy and the Spanish State, the Court considered that:Portuguese courts are internationally incompetent to judge a law suit against the Spanish State.