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The immunities of States and international organisations
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- Finland
- Themes
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- Jurisprudence
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Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Finland - Jurisprudence of 14/11/2000
Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Finland - Jurisprudence of 14/11/2000
Oliva Carrasco, Ricardo (individual) v. Republic of Venezuela (State)
Author(ity)
District Court of Helsinki
Date of the decision, of the judgment
14/11/2000
Points of law
The Court established that it was not competent to consider labour disputes between foreign missions and their employees.Summary of the case
The case concerned the termination/cancellation of an employment contract between the Embassy of Venezuela and its former chauffeur. Venezuela invoked immunity.By referring to a precedent of the Supreme Court of Finland (KKO 1993:120 - "Hanna Heusala (individual) v. Republic of Turkey (State)), the Court established that it was not competent to consider the case and ruled the claim inadmissible without considering the merits. Further, it stated that immunity was a matter that had to be taken into account ex officio by the Court.
