28 USC § 1604 - Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction

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title: "28 USC § 1604 - Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1604"
section_name: "Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction"
chapter_number: 97
chapter_name: "JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF FOREIGN STATES"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "JURISDICTION AND VENUE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 94–583, § 4(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2892.)"
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# § 1604. Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction

Subject to existing international agreements to which the United States is a party at the time of enactment of this Act a foreign state shall be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States and of the States except as provided in sections 1605 to 1607 of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 94–583, § 4(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2892.)

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