---
kind: "unit"
title: "28"
title_heading: "Judiciary and Judicial Procedure"
key: "ptIV/ch97"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 97"
heading: "Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/28/ptIV-ch97"
sections_count: 12
---

# Chapter 97 — Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States

Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure › Part IV — Jurisdiction and Venue

## Sections

- [§1602. Findings and declaration of purpose](/usc/28/1602.md)
- [§1603. Definitions](/usc/28/1603.md)
- [§1604. Immunity of a foreign state from jurisdiction](/usc/28/1604.md)
- [§1605. General exceptions to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state](/usc/28/1605.md)
- [§1605A. Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state](/usc/28/1605A.md)
- [§1605B. Responsibility of foreign states for international terrorism against the United States](/usc/28/1605B.md)
- [§1606. Extent of liability](/usc/28/1606.md)
- [§1607. Counterclaims](/usc/28/1607.md)
- [§1608. Service; time to answer; default](/usc/28/1608.md)
- [§1609. Immunity from attachment and execution of property of a foreign state](/usc/28/1609.md)
- [§1610. Exceptions to the immunity from attachment or execution](/usc/28/1610.md)
- [§1611. Certain types of property immune from execution](/usc/28/1611.md)