Caisse Centrale de Réassurance des Mutuelles Agricoles v. Mutuelle Centrale d'Assurance et de Réassurance

Title: Caisse Centrale de Réassurance des Mutuelles Agricoles v. Mutuelle Centrale d'Assurance et de Réassurance

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States as international persons — In general — Recognition of acts of foreign States and govemments — Algerian accession to independence, 1962 — lnsurance company in Algeria — Decree of new Algerian Government replacing French directors by Algerians — Decree later held to be ultra vires by Algerian Supreme Court — Whether French directors remained competent to act whilst Decree in force — The law of FranceThe individual in international law — Nationality — Nationality of corporations — Algerian accession to independence, 1962 — Insurance company in Algeria — Decree of new Algerian Government replacing French directors by Algerians — French directors purporting to transfer seat of company to France — Decree subsequently quashed by Algerian Supreme Court — Whether French directors remained competent to act whilst decree in force — Dispute over nationality of company — Whether position of siège social or nationality of persons controlling the company is decisive — The law of France.