Coffee Company, a U.S. firm, owns property in the Dominican Republic. When the Dominican government seizes the property, the company asks a U.S. court to order the property's return. The court rules that the Dominican Republic is exempt from the court's jurisdiction. This is an application of

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The court's ruling is based on the doctrine of sovereign immunity, which grants foreign countries immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts. This immunity extends to their political subdivisions, such as the government of the Dominican Republic.