Origin 1897, in Underhill v. Hernandez.
The act of state doctrine is a principle of international and comparative law under which the domestic courts of one country will decline to sit in judgment on the validity of official acts carried out by another sovereign state within that other state's own territory. It entered American jurisprudence through Underhill v. Hernandez (1897), a case arising from the detention of a US citizen in Venezuela by a military commander who had taken control during a revolution, in which the Supreme Court reasoned that every sovereign state is bound to respect the independence of every other sovereign state.
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Origin Period1897, in Underhill v. Hernandez. 1 Core PrincipleActs done by a foreign state within its own territory, in the exercise of its own sovereign authority, cannot be challenged or reviewed by the domestic courts of another state. 1 Sources
1. Act of State Doctrine (Wikipedia)
WikipediaOrigin section, quoting Underhill v. Hernandez (1897)Quote, Origin section, quoting Underhill v. Hernandez (1897)
Every sovereign state is bound to respect the independence of every other sovereign state, and the courts of one country will not sit in judgment on the acts of the government of another, done within its own territory.
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