Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§290i–7 Jurisdiction of United States Courts
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER XXIV — AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK › § 290i–7
Summary
Cases by or against the Bank under the agreement in the U.S., its territories, possessions, or Puerto Rico are treated as federal cases and go to the U.S. district court where the Bank’s U.S. office or agent is located. If sued in state court, the Bank may remove the case before trial under section 1446 of title 28.
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Title 22, §290i–7
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For the purposes of any civil action which may be brought within the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, by or against the Bank in accordance with the agreement, the Bank shall be deemed to be an inhabitant of the Federal judicial district in which its principal office within the United States or its agent appointed for the purpose of accepting service or notice of service is located, and any such action to which the Bank shall be a party shall be deemed to arise under the laws of the United States, and the district courts of the United States, including the courts enumerated in section 460 of title 28, shall have original jurisdiction of any such action. When the Bank is defendant in any action in a State court, it may at any time before the trial thereof remove the action into the appropriate district court of the United States by following the procedure for removal provided in section 1446 of title 28.
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22 U.S.C. § 290i–7
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102