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Diplomatic immunity is a principle of international law by which certain foreign government officials are recognized as having legal immunity from the jurisdiction of another country. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It allows diplomats safe passage and freedom of travel in a host country and affords almost total protection from local lawsuits and prosecution.
Diplomatic illness is the practice amongst diplomats and government ministers of feigning illness, or another debilitating condition, to avoid engaging in diplomatic or social engagements. [1] The excuse of ill-health is designed to avoid formally offending the host or other parties.
The convention (Article 43) [2] provides for consular immunity. Some but not all provisions in the Convention regarding this immunity reflect customary international law. [4] Consular immunity is a lesser form of diplomatic immunity. Consular officers and consular employees have "functional immunity" (i.e., immunity from the jurisdiction of the ...
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Consular immunity privileges are described in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 (VCCR). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Consular immunity offers protections similar to diplomatic immunity , but these protections are not as extensive, given the functional differences between consular and diplomatic officers.
Diplomatic immunity and protection treaties (10 P) Pages in category "Diplomatic immunity and protection" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
The most fundamental rule of diplomatic law is that the person of a diplomatic agent is inviolable. [2] Diplomats may not be detained or arrested, and enjoy complete immunity from criminal prosecution in the receiving state, although there is no immunity from the jurisdiction of the sending state. [3]