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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1606. Extent of liability
As to any claim for relief with respect to which a foreign state
is not entitled to immunity under section 1605 or 1607 of this
chapter, the foreign state shall be liable in the same manner and
to the same extent as a private individual under like
circumstances; but a foreign state except for an agency or
instrumentality thereof shall not be liable for punitive damages;
if, however, in any case wherein death was caused, the law of the
place where the action or omission occurred provides, or has been
construed to provide, for damages only punitive in nature, the
foreign state shall be liable for actual or compensatory damages
measured by the pecuniary injuries resulting from such death which
were incurred by the persons for whose benefit the action was
brought.
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