UniOil,a U.S. firm,owns property in Nicaragua. When the government of Nicaragua seizes the property,UniOil asks a U.S. court to order the property's return. The court rules that Nicaragua is exempt from the court's jurisdiction. This is

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The doctrine of sovereign immunity provides immunity to foreign governments from being sued in U.S. courts. Nicaragua's government is therefore immune from UniOil's lawsuit seeking the return of its seized property.