| 1. | However, state immunity to lawsuits and judgments poses a barrier to collection.
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| 2. | We are happy that the British High Court has recognized the state immunity.
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| 3. | "The court recognizes defendant Jiang Zemin's head-of-state immunity and dismisses the claims against him,"
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| 4. | A federal appeals court reinstated the suits, saying the act properly superceded state immunity.
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| 5. | In addition, Orland argued that the legislative branch should decide the boundaries of state immunity.
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| 6. | Attorneys for the state contend that the Eleventh Amendment gives states immunity from such lawsuits.
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| 7. | Its odd answer : No, because the 11th Amendment gives states immunity from such suits.
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| 8. | A state officer acting in violation of federal law loses the cloak of state immunity,
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| 9. | The court's recent rulings on state immunity and constitutional lawmaking provided a subtext for the argument Wednesday.
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| 10. | In a 3-2 decision, the Lords said Nov . 25 that Pinochet could not claim state immunity.
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