Bank Melli Iran Bank Mellat v. Shams Pahlavi, AKA H.I.H. Princess Shams Pahlavi

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that after the Shah of Iran was deposed, the Iranian judicial system did not afford protections compatible with due process
• concluding that after the Shah of Iran was deposed, the Iranian judicial system did not afford protections compatible with due process
• finding that defendant had not been afforded due process in an Iranian court based on State Department and Congressional reports
• finding opposing counsel’s declaration based on information and belief was entitled “no weight” since declarant did not have personal knowledge
• considering country reports but noting that the opposing party waived any objection to their admissibility
• declarations by counsel in a summary judgment proceeding were entitled to no weight where counsel lacked personal knowledge

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).