Applicable Law

Applicable Law in the United States

Applicable Law in the Context of International Disputes

Applicable Law and the Erie Doctrine in International Civil Litigation

Analysis of the Applicable Law and the Erie Doctrine

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Applicable Law in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976

In the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976

According to research about Applicable Law from the Federal Judicial Center:An action against a foreign sovereign arises under federal law for purposes of Article III jurisdiction.42 Jurisdiction and procedure are governed by the FSIA. However, for most purposes, the statute itself does not provide the substantive law, but provides, in 28 U.S.C. § 1606, that where no immunity exists, foreign states “shall be liable in the same manner and to the same extent as a private individual under like circumstances.” Thus, state substantive law is controlling on most issues of liability in FSIA cases.43 The exceptions are in the area of expropriations (under § 1605(a)(3), a court must determine whether the “taking” occurred in violation of international law) and state-sponsored terrorism (under new § 1605A, the statute provides a federal cause of action).44 However, there appears to be a circuit split on the question of which choice-of-law rule should be used by federal courts in deciding which substantive state law to apply in a suit under the FSIA. The Ninth Circuit applies the federal rule,45 while the Second, Fifth, and Sixth Circuits have applied the choice-of-law rule of the state in which the federal court sits.

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