The Concept of state immunity and the main challenges

The purpose of this article is to analyse the doctrine of state immunity. Customary international law inflicts a general requirement that foreign states should not be subject to suit in foreign state. State immunity is an institution that is originated from public international law and concern the protection which a state is given from being sued in the foreign state. It is widely known that it derives from the principle of equality of states (par in parem non habet imperium) and is an expression of non-interference and respect for the sovereignty of other States. The international community has tried for many years to agree a treaty on the subject, but they all failed. Keywords: state immunity, absolute immunity, restricted immunity