of a State cannot be invoked before a court of another State which is otherwise competent in a proceeding which relates to a contract of employment between the State and an individual for services performed or to be performed, in whole or in part, in the territory of that other State, if the employee has been recruited in that other State and is covered by the social security provisions which mey be in force in that other State. 2. Paragraph 1 does not apply ifl (a) the employee has been recruited to perform service8 aSSOCi8ted with the exercise of governmental authority, (b) the proceeding relates to the recruitment, renewal of employment or reinstatement of an individual, (c) the employee was neither a national nor a habitual resident of the Stete of the forum at the time when the contract of employment was concluded, (d) the employee is a national of the employer State at the t,imn the proceeding is instituted, (e) the employee and the employer State have otherwise agreed in writing, subject to any considerations of public policy conferring on Lho courts of the Stete of the forum exclusive jurisdiction by reason of t.hrr subject-metter of the proceeding.” - 77 -important, pointing out that local courts were the only convenient forum to provicle effective remedies to certain aategories of employees of a foreign State. 176. The Special Rapporteur noted that there wae in fact no uniformity in national legiolation in this field. BQ/ Draft article 12 adopted on firet readling, which appeared to be based on the United Kingdom Act and the European Convention on State Immunity, fi/ l&id down the rule of non-immunity of a foreign State in a proceeding which related to a contract of employment between the State and an individual for work performed in the territory of the
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the jurisdictional immunity of a state in employment-related disputes. It seems to be focused on the specific issue of whether a state can be sued in a court of another state for a contract of employment. The text mentions recruitment, employment, and social security provisions, which suggests that the topic is related to labor law and employment relations.

**Category**
Employment, International trade