The Australian government has opened a for-profit tourist information center in New York City. If a dispute arises over the lease of the storefront, may the landlord sue the Australian government in the United States courts?
a. Yes, because the Australian government was engaged in a commercial activity.
b. No, because the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act forbids U.S. courts from hearing any case (without exception) that involves a foreign government.
c. No, becasue the only way the Australian government can be sued is if it signed a written waiver of immunity.
d. Yes, because the Australian government violated international law.
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a. dividend, liability, stockholders' equity, revenue, and expense b. asset, liability, dividend, revenue, and expense c. asset, dividend, stockholders' equity, revenue, and expense d. asset, liability, stockholders' equity, revenue, and expense
A(n) ________ is a type of plea where the defendant pays a penalty without admission of guilt
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a. Moral relativism. b. Rights theory. c. Divine command theory. d. Contractarianism.