Sovereign Equality or Equal Sovereignty: Does State Immunity Depend on Reciprocal Respect for Sovereignty?

Key Points

• The central aim is to examine whether state immunity hinges on mutual respect for sovereignty among nations.
• Conceptual analysis of international law principles related to state immunity and sovereignty.
• Critical review of existing literature and case studies illustrating reciprocity in diplomatic relations.
• Identified key cases where state immunity was upheld due to mutual respect for sovereignty.
• Outlined scenarios where lack of reciprocal respect led to challenges in claiming state immunity.