Limits to immunity
United Arab Emirates and others v. Westland Helicopters Limited and Arbitration Tribunal
Year: 1994
Issuing Body: Supreme Court
Country: Switzerland
The dispute originated from a series of late-1970s contracts between Westland Helicopters Ltd. (WHL) and the Arab Organization for Industrialization...
NML Capital Ltd. and EM Ltd. v. Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and Basel-Stadt Debt Enforcement Office
Year: 2010
Issuing Body: Supreme Court
Country: Switzerland
The case arose from two attachment orders obtained by NML Capital and EM Ltd. against the Republic of Argentina, seeking...
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas v. Public Prosecutor
Year: 2021
Issuing Body: Constitutional Court
Country: Spain
In this case, the Constitutional Court of Spain had addressed for the first time the issue of the jurisdictional immunity...
Drago v. International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)
Year: 2007
Issuing Body: Supreme Court
Country: Italy
Drago, a former employee of the International Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), sued the IPGRI before Italian courts, complaining the unfair...
Western European Union v. Siedler
Year: 2009
Issuing Body: Supreme Court
Country: Belgium
Ms Siedler, a former employee of the Western European Union, sued the Western European Union before the Labour Tribunal of...
Carretti v. FAO
Year: 2004
Issuing Body: Supreme Court
Country: Italy
Giuliana Carretti, a former employee of the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO), initiated a lawsuit against FAO before the Tribunal of...
General Secretariat of the ACP Group v. Lutchmaya
Year: 2009
Issuing Body: Supreme Court
Country: Belgium
Ms Lutchmaya, a former employee of the General Secretariat of the ACP Group (an international organization instituted by created by...
S. v. EPO Disciplinary Board
Year: 1999
Issuing Body: Constitutional Court
Country: Germany
The Constitutional Court found the complained inadmissible. As stressed by the Court, EPO is an international organization created by the...
Agreement regarding the Headquarters for the World Food Programme
Year: 1991
Issuing Body:
Country: Italy
On 15 March 1991, Italy and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) concluded the Agreement regarding the Headquarters for the...
El Hamidi and Chlih v. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Year: 2017
Issuing Body: Court of Appeal
Country: Belgium
Mr. El Hamidi filed a legal claim before the Tribunal of Bruxells against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), claiming...