International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Headline: Orders Legal Immunity for International Conservation Organization and Staff
What it does: The order extends immunity from legal suits and related privileges to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
- Grants the organization immunity from lawsuits and judicial process in the United States.
- Protects its property, assets, and archives from search and confiscation.
- Extends legal immunity to its representatives, officers, and employees for official acts.
Summary
This order gives the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources certain legal protections in the United States by extending privileges and immunities that relate to immunity from lawsuits. It specifies that sections of the International Organizations Immunities Act protecting organizations, their property and assets, archives, and representatives from suit and search shall apply to this organization.
The order also says it does not reduce any other privileges or immunities the organization may have obtained through international agreements or by congressional action.
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