Popper's Villa Case. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Editors: Greenwood, Christopher; Lee, Karen
• Is Part Of: International law reports. Volume 174(2018)
• Page Start: 503
• Page End: 509
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: State immunity -- Diplomatic relations; Czech Republic; International law -- Cases -- Periodicals; Treaties -- Periodicals; 341.0268
• DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781108291545.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0309-0671

Abstract

Abstract : State immunity — Jurisdiction — Property — Whether State immune from jurisdiction of courts in respect of real property — Property used as diplomatic mission by Russian Federation — Whether Russian Federation immune from proceedings in Czech courts — Whether Russian Federation acting as sovereign public authority — Whether subject to jurisdiction of Czech courts — Act on Private and Procedural Law 1963, Section 47(1) and (3) — Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, Article 31 — Applicability Diplomatic relations — Immunity — Property in Czech Republic being used as diplomatic mission by Russian Federation — Whether Russian Federation immune from proceedings in Czech courts — Whether proceedings conflicting with inviolability of mission premises or performance of mission's functions — Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, Articles 22(1) and 25 — The law of the Czech Republic