| 11. | Pinochet's lawyers disagree, contending the aging general's arrest violates his rights to state immunity under British law.
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| 12. | In a dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas said traditional state immunity " has been turned on its head ."
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| 13. | They contend that his actions weren't covered under state immunity until the official government was declared months later.
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| 14. | Acts done in the " commissioning and planning of a coup, if successful, are covered by state immunity,"
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| 15. | "A defense minister would automatically acquire state immunity in the same way as a foreign minister, " he said.
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| 16. | The Ontario Superior Court had earlier dismissed Schreiber's claim, saying Canada's State Immunity Act prevents lawsuits against foreign states.
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| 17. | The British House of Lords will rule Wednesday, Pinochet's 83rd birthday, whether state immunity must be recognized to him.
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| 18. | On remand, Samatar sought dismissal of the action based on head of state immunity and foreign official act immunity.
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| 19. | He said his government has always depended on state immunity, " which is not the same as impunity ."
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| 20. | The Italian later ruled that Italy was required to void the judgment out of respect for Germany's state immunity
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