DOCTRINE OF STATE IMMUNITY-the state cannot be sued without its consentTWO PRINCIPLESClassical or Absolute Theory sovereign cannot, without its consent, be made a respondent in courts of another sovereignNewer or Restrictive theory Jure imperii public acts (state immunity recognized) Exemption: exercise of power of eminent domain when done w/o payment of just compensation Jure gestionis private acts (state immunity not recognized)Not any agency of a foreign state may invoke the latters state immunity to ward offs suits against it