Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) · ¶34

In 1976, Congress intervened. To ensure more consistency, reduce international friction, and mitigate some of the Executive Branch’s difficulties in dealing with immunity requests from foreign nations, Congress passed and President Ford signed the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, or FSIA. 90 Stat. 2891.

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