Dynamic Oil Corporation, a U.S. firm, owns property in Ecuador. When the government of Ecuador seizes the property, Dynamic Oil 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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The doctrine of sovereign immunity is a principle of international law that holds that a state or its officials cannot be sued in the courts of another state without its consent. The fact that the U.S. court ruled that Ecuador is exempt from its jurisdiction indicates that it is applying the doctrine of sovereign immunity to the case. The act of state doctrine would apply if the court had declined to review the case on the ground that it would be inappropriate for a court to interfere in the acts of a foreign state within its own territory. Comity is a principle of international law that encourages states to show respect and deference to the laws and decisions of other states but does not provide a legal rule that would apply in this case. Therefore, option C is correct.