Questions tagged [vienna-convention]
Questions relating to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Do not confuse with the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, use [vienna-convention-law-treaties] for questions pertaining to that.
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What are the laws and conventions governing an embassy building?
The treatment of diplomats and their embassy is generally specified in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Here is the link for the complete text. The key provision on the embassy is ...
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Which Vienna Convention agreement was India expected to break?
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A diplomatic spat is ongoing between India and Canada.
India sought ...
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Are there any treaties that offer diplomatic protection for heads of state on 'surprise visits'?
Normally, diplomatic protection (as specifically immunity) is covered by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The way that treaty is phrased it's about bilateral relations, for example by ...
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Diplomatic immunity for crimes abroad after returning to home state
There has been a recent incident relating to a person with diplomatic immunity (a US citizen) being involved in a fatal car crash in the UK. My question is born out of reading about this case, but I'm ...
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What protections, if any, do local staff at a foreign mission have?
There were reports on Tuesday that an employee of the British Consulate in Hong Kong has gone missing while on a business trip to mainland China. It is believed that he was detained by Chinese ...
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What are the practical consequences if a Persona Non Grata permanently stays at the Embassy?
As per this question, Persona Non Grata process, in theory, applies to the Embassy, meaning that theoretically, a PNGed person isn't supposed to go to their embassy and hide and everything's OK.
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Does Persona-non-Grata apply to embassies' physical premises?
If you Persona-non-Grata (PNG) a diplomat, does that cover the situation where the diplomat is permanently "hiding" in their country's Embassy? Or does PNG have no effect whatsoever in that case?
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Is the UN headquarters (or any UN building) under umbrella of Article 22 of Vienna Convention?
Article 22 of Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 states this about countries' embassies:
The premises of the mission shall be inviolable. The agents of the receiving State may not enter ...
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