Tropic Foods Corporation, a U.S. firm, owns property in Ecuador. When the Ecuadoran government seizes the property, Tropic Foods asks a U.S. court to order the property's return. The court rules that Ecuador is exempt from the court's jurisdiction. This is

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This scenario reflects the doctrine of sovereign immunity, which grants foreign governments immunity from lawsuits in U.S. courts. As a result, Ecuador is exempt from the U.S. court's jurisdiction, and Tropic Foods cannot seek relief through the U.S. legal system.