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ARGENTINE REPUBLIC v. AMERADA HESS SHIPPING CORP.

No. 87-1372.

488 U.S. 428 (1989)

ARGENTINE REPUBLIC v. AMERADA HESS SHIPPING CORP. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 23, 1989

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruno A. Ristau argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Joel E. Leising.

Solicitor General Fried argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Boulton, Deputy Solicitor General Cohen, Edwin S. Kneedler, Abraham D. Sofaer, and Eugene Pinkelmann.

Douglas R. Burnett argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Raymond J. Burke, Jr., Frances C. Peters, and Richard H. Webber.*

CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Two Liberian corporations sued the Argentine Republic in a United States District Court to recover damages for a tort allegedly committed by its armed forces on the high seas in violation of international law. We hold that the District Court correctly dismissed the action, because the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA), 28 U. S. C. § 1330 et...

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