Sovereign Immunity: No Defense in Private Law
7 Pages Posted: 23 Feb 2009
Date Written: February 23, 2009
Abstract
The author makes an analytical study of the defense of sovereign immunity with reference to law of torts and Constitutional law. The author brings out as to how the defense has been progressively narrowly interpreted, and makes a case for judicial review and overruling of the doctrine of sovereign immunity.
Keywords: Sovereign Immunity, Law of Torts, Constitutional Law, Comparative Study
JEL Classification: K13, K30
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Garje, Amardeep, Sovereign Immunity: No Defense in Private Law (February 23, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1347948 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1347948
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