For a long time, states and their sovereigns were one and the same, and so claimed and were granted absolute immunity in the courts of other countries. Recently, courts resort to these approaches to "sovereign immunity":

Group of answer choices

government acts (acta jure imperii) vs. commercial acts (acta jure gestionis)

customary international law (jus cogens) vs. all agreements must be observed (pacta sunt servanda)

de jure recognition vs. de facto jurisdiction

None of the above