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The immunities of States and international organisations

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Information on the contribution

Member State
Spain
Themes
Type of document
Law
Permanent link to the contribution
http://www.cahdidatabases.coe.int/C/Immunities/Spain/1980/429
Translations
THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE QUOTED AS FOLLOWS:
Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Spain - Law of 11/07/1980

Real Decreto 997/2003

Author(ity)

Executive of Spain

Number of the law

997/2003

Date of the law

11/07/1980

Points of law

The law regulates the participation of Spain in foreign courts

Specific provision(s) of the law

n/a

Sources

Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) 188, 07.08.2003

Additional information (explanations, notes, etc.)

This decree provides some rules for the defense of Spain in foreign jurisdictions.
According to Article 37, Spanish public attorneys must appropriately invoke
jurisdictional immunities whenever Spain is sued in the courts of a foreign country.