Sovereign Immunity definition

Sovereign Immunity. The State reserves all immunities, defenses, rights or actions arising out of the State’s sovereign status or under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution. No waiver of the State’s immunities, defenses, rights or actions shall be implied or otherwise deemed to exist by reason of the State’s entry into this Agreement.

Sovereign Immunity means immunity from suit or action of the tribe and its agencies, entities, or arms, including the officers, agents, and employees of the tribe when acting within the scope of their authority and duty.

Sovereign Immunity means the legal doctrine that protects the functions of government from litigation and damages claims;

Examples of Sovereign Immunity in a sentence

• Nothing contained in this clause or other clauses of this Agreement/Contract shall be construed to waive the Sovereign Immunity of the Sponsor.

• Nothing contained in this clause or other clauses of this Contract shall be construed to waive the Sovereign Immunity of the City/County/PBC.

• Nothing in this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any third party for the purpose of allowing any claim against the School District, which would otherwise be barred under the Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity or by operation of law.

• Nothing contained in this clause or other clauses of this Agreement shall be construed to waive the Sovereign Immunity of the Owner.

• Nothing in this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any third party for the purpose of allowing any claim against the School Board, which would otherwise be barred under the Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity or by operation of law.

More Definitions of Sovereign Immunity

Sovereign Immunity. Any Party that now or hereafter has a right to claim sovereign immunity for itself or any of its assets hereby waives any such immunity to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of any applicable jurisdiction. This waiver includes immunity from: (i) any arbitration proceedings commenced pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) any judicial, administrative or other proceedings to aid the arbitration commenced pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) any effort to confirm, enforce, or execute any decision, settlement, award, judgment, service of process, execution order or attachment (including pre-judgment attachment) that results from an arbitration or any judicial or administrative proceedings commenced pursuant to this Agreement.

Sovereign Immunity. The University, as a public entity, is protected by sovereign immunity from tort liability, subject to a limited statutory waiver. The University will not agree to (i) indemnify or hold harmless any vendor; (ii) be liable for vendor’s attorneys’ fees under any circumstances; or (iii) binding arbitration or mediation. The Agreement shall not be construed or interpreted as (i) denying to either party any remedy or defense available to such party under the laws of the State of Florida; (ii) the consent of University or the State of Florida or their agents and agencies to be sued; or (iii) a waiver of either University’s or the State of Florida’s sovereign immunity beyond the limited waiver provided in section 768.28, Florida Statutes.

Sovereign Immunity means immunity from suit or action of the tribe and its agencies, entities, or arms, including the officers, agents, and employees of the tribe when acting within the scope of their authority and duty. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 638, Sec. 2. (AB 44))

Sovereign Immunity. Nothing contained herein shall effect, or shall be deemed to affect, a waiver of the City’s sovereign immunity under law.

Sovereign Immunity means you cannot sue the govt for retrospective relief unless the government consents (“waives” immunity)

Sovereign Immunity means a state- or government-enacted a statute that deems the entity to be immune from civil suit or criminal prosecution except for circumstances under which the sovereign consents (allows itself) to be sued.

Sovereign Immunity means that we cannot sue the tribe even when it clearly violates our rights. We would be like people who live under dictatorship with no rights.