Parliamentary Diplomacy

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on parliamentary diplomacy explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "parliamentary diplomacy" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of […]

Diplomatic Immunity

An immunity from local laws and regulations accorded by host states to accredited foreign diplomats. It is recognized in international law that diplomatic officers are the personal representatives of sovereign states and, as such, are themselves inviolable on the same basis as the states they […]

Diplomatic Relations

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations The 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations outlines the rules of diplomatic law for the exchange and treatment of envoys between states. It has become an almost universally adopted Convention with 179 states party to it. The Vienna Convention […]

Diplomatic Protection

Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection: On October 21, 2013, Steven Hill, Deputy Legal Adviser for the U.S. Mission to the UN, delivered remarks at the UN General Assembly Sixth […]

Consular Officers

Expanded Authority of Consular Officers to Revoke Visas in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On April 27,2011, the Department of State announced a change to its regulations in order to expand the […]

Diplomatic Property

Under the United States' International Agreements, the Diplomatic Property of the Congo's United Nations Mission is Immune From Attachment or Execution in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): […]

U.S. Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran Case

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on u.s. diplomatic and consular staff in tehran case explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "u.s. diplomatic and consular staff in tehran case" in the […]

Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on diplomatic privileges and immunities explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "diplomatic privileges and immunities" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic […]

Diplomatic Agent

Definition of Diplomatic Agent In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Diplomatic Agent : One of a class of state officials who are entrusted with the responsibility for representing their state and its interests and welfare and that of its citizens or […]

Consular Notification

Senate Hearing on Consular Notification Compliance Act in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): In the United States, federal, state and local law enforcement officials have in most cases been upholding […]

Diplomatic Courier

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on diplomatic courier explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Embracing mainstream international law, this section on diplomatic courier explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law […]

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

  Article 12 THE EXEQUATUR 1. The head of a consular post is admitted to the exercise of his functions by an authorization from the receiving State termed an exequatur, whatever the form of this authorization. 2. A State which refuses to grant an exequatur is not obliged to give to the […]

Consular Privileges

Diplomatic and Consular Privileges and Immunities in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On February 24, 2011, the United States filed a statement of interest in the U.S. District Court for the Central […]

Taxation: Diplomatic and Consular Premises

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on taxation: diplomatic and consular premises explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "taxation: diplomatic and consular premises" in the Parry and Grant […]

Severance of Diplomatic Relations

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on severance of diplomatic relations explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "severance of diplomatic relations" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic […]

Diplomacy

Diplomacy Definition Diplomacy (Fr. diplomatie), the art of conducting international negotiations. The word, borrowed from the French, has the same derivation as Diplomatic (q.v.), and, according to the New English Dictionary, was first used in England so late as 1796 by Burke. Yet there is […]

Consular Notification Compliance

Consular Notification Compliance Act ("cnca") in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The millions of U.S. citizens who live and travel overseas, including many of the men and women of the U.S. […]

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Cases

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (paraguay v. United States) Case Embracing mainstream international law, this section on vienna convention on consular relations (paraguay v. united states) case explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources […]

Diplomatic Corps

Concept of Diplomatic Corps An introductory definition of Diplomatic Corps is provided here: The Ambassador and additional State Department staff assigned to diplomatic service in a particular country. For instance, we speak of the U.S. diplomatic corps in England as consisting of the […]

Privileges and Immunities of Diplomats

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on privileges and immunities of diplomats explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "privileges and immunities of consuls, diplomats" in the Parry and Grant […]

Consular Assistence

Cross References of Consular Assistence, Judicial Assistece and Related Issues in International Law Alien Tort Claims Act litigation, information on Foreign Relations in this legal Encyclopedia. Protecting power agreement in Libya, information on Diplomatic Relations, Succession, Continuity of […]

Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on doyen of the diplomatic corps explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "doyen of the diplomatic corps" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of […]

Immunity of Diplomatic Accounts

Immunity of Diplomatic Accounts and Personnel in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Immunity of Diplomatic Accounts and Personnel: As discussed in Section A.2.b., in this world legal Encyclopedia, the United States filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit […]

Consular Nonreviewability

Consular Nonreviewability in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Consular Nonreviewability: On September 9, 2013, the United States filed a petition for rehearing en banc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Din v. Kerry, No. 10-16772. […]

Inviolability of Consular Premises

Inviolability of Diplomatic and Consular Premises in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Inviolability of Diplomatic and Consular Premises: See discussion of Ahmed v. Attorney General of the United States in section A.1., in this world legal Encyclopedia, in […]

Us Department of State Consular Notification and Access Manual

Department of State Consular Notification and Access Manual in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): In September 2010, the Department of State issued the third edition of its manual entitled Consular […]

Diplomatic and Consular Archives

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on diplomatic and consular archives explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "archives, diplomatic and consular" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic […]

Diplomatic Mission

Diplomatic or Foreign Missions The embassy abroad, or foreign mission, is headed by an ambassador assisted by a career diplomat who serves as deputy or first secretary. The deputy secretary oversees and coordinates the work of the staff and assumes the responsibilities of the mission as […]

Immunity of Diplomatic Personnel

Immunity of Diplomatic Accounts and Personnel in 2013 Note: this is a continuation of the entry about Immunity of Diplomatic Accounts. United States views on international law [1] in relation to Immunity of Diplomatic Accounts and Personnel: Thus, absent evidence that the accounts were […]

Preventive Diplomacy

The International Court of Justice as part of the Machinery of Diplomacy and the establishment and constitution of the International Court of Justice In the context of the International Court of Justice: The Outbreak of War This subsection covers The Outbreak of War in relation to the […]

Taxation: Diplomatic and Consular Exemptions

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on taxation: diplomatic and consular exemptions explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "taxation: diplomatic and consular exemptions" in the Parry and […]

Seal on Diplomatic Bag

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on seal on diplomatic bag explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "seal, on diplomatic bag" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International […]

Us Consular Notification Compliance Act

United States Consular Notification Compliance Act: Questions For the Record in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): After the July 27, 2011 hearing, both the Justice Department and the State Department […]

Consular Privileges and Immunities

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on consular privileges and immunities explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "consular privileges and immunities" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic […]

Consular Assistance

Consular Notification, Access, and Assistance In relation to the international law practice and consular notification, access, and assistance in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: Consular Assistance, Judicial Assistance About this subject:

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