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· 9/25/1978

Ipitrade International, S.A. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria

Citations

  • 465 F. Supp. 824
  • 1978 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15325

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that Nigeria 's agreement to adjudicate all disputes arising under a contract in accordance with Swiss law and by arbitration under International Chamber of Commerce rules constituted waiver of sovereign immunity under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
  • contract’s choice of Swiss law and European forum to resolve disputes waived immunity in American courts

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Judges: Gasch

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