Protected Properties in the United States

Execution of Judgments in § 1605A FSIA Cases

Protected properties

According to research about Protected properties from the Federal Judicial Center:Section 1610 sets out the rules regarding attachment and execution, and they are discussed in detail in this section. However, additional limitations apply. Specifically, § 1611 exempts certain categories of property from those rules. These categories include 1. the property of international organizations that have been designated under the International Organizations Immunities Act;343 2. the property of a foreign central bank held for its own account (as well as funds held in the name of a central bank or monetary authority);344 3. property of a military character or used for a military activity; 345 and 4. in actions brought under § 302 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, a facility or installation used by an accredited diplomatic mission for official purposes.346 In addition, certain types of property are protected by operation of other rules; for example, foreign embassies, consulates, and other missions, along with their bank accounts, are generally immune and inviolable under the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations and Consular Relations. Note: FSIA is the acronym of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976.

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