Questions tagged [diplomatic-immunity]
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Can diplomats be compelled to pay rent?
It turns out that in New Zealand, diplomats can get away with not paying rent:
In 2018, Eva Tvarozkova, deputy chief of mission for the European
Union (EU) Delegation to New Zealand, skipped out on paying $14,314 in
rent.
The Tenancy Tribunal…
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What is the legal way to expel diplomats from a country under the Vienna convention?
Suppose a receiving State wants to expel diplomats representing the sending State.
My question is, what is the legal method of expelling a diplomat; in case the sending State refuses to comply with the request?
Can they deport the person in some…
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What is the legal basis of diplomatic immunity?
I'm guessing there was an intentional convention/treaty on universal diplomatic protocols (is it one of the Vienna conventions?) But suppose one sued or prosecuted a diplomat in a court of the host country; what legal basis would the judge dismiss…
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Did the US presidential motorcade contravene UK traffic regulations?
Recently, US President Joe Biden attended the G7 summit in the UK. Various videos (e.g. here) show his motorcade. As might be expected, many of the vehicles are fitted with (and using) the red and blue emergency lights that are standard in the…
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Exactly which individuals born in the United States are not subject to its jurisdiction?
According to federal regulations, individuals born to foreign diplomats who are on the Blue List are not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and thus are not US citizens at birth.
But what would happen in the case of a child born in the…
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Prosecution in a case of diplomatic immunity
There's been recent publicity about an American diplomat in Britain responsible for a car accident that killed someone. She claimed diplomatic immunity and left the country.
Could the victim's family sue her in an American court?
Could she be…
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Is the German embassy in London bound by British accessibility law like the Equality Act 2010?
Is the German embassy in London bound by the Equality Act 2010 and cabinet office guidance on medical mask wearing exemptions? The website explicitly state that in order to enter the Passport section of the embassy it is "required to wear a…
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What jurisdiction of law governs diplomats & any immunity?
Headlines regarding a US Diplomat's wife striking (Killing) a motor cycle rider in the UK have sparked discussion regarding immunity. What is the governing law in this case? Are there any bright lines that provide insight and clarification…
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What would have happened to Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in real life?
In Lethal Weapon 2, the bad guy — if memory serves, a diplomat from South Africa — commits a bunch of crimes. Then, as he's getting away on a yacht, he taunts the policemen characters played by Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, waving a diplomatic…
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Why there are no sanctions against head of state if his/her country violates the International law by performing illegitimate acts of war?
Assume that there is head of state that is elected in elections that are fully recognized in his/her country and that is at least partially recognized as a elected head of state by other countries and to whom (notwithstanding previous disputes) the…
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Are the premises of a consulate entitled to the same diplomatic protections as those of an embassy?
Embassies, as defined in the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, enjoy certain legal protections for the purposes of protecting their premises and (some) staff from interference by their receiving countries.
I'm specifically referencing…
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Diplomatic immunity and criminal acts
As in the case of the 23rd July 2017 incident in which an Israeli security guard killed 2 Jordanians outside of Israel's embassy to Jordan, if the guard has diplomatic immunity, does that mean he can "kill whomever" and never get prosecuted?
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What is the legal basis for France to not execute ICC arrest warrants?
Factual background
(This question handles the same topic but asks different questions.)
Background: on November 22, 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) published arrest warrants for various individuals suspected of international law…
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The nature of diplomatic immunity
I used to think diplomatic immunity meant a diplomat was subject to the laws only of his own country and not those of the host country. Now I'm not so sure.
If the police and courts in the host country can't touch him, that's not the same as his…
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Law enforcement in embassies
This answer tells us that embassy soil is inviolable, as per Vienna Convention on diplomatic Relations 1961, art. 22. That means the host country ('s law enforcement) cannot enter the premises nor do anything inside.
I assume that applies only…
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