FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS Dersi Foreign Policy Instruments of States (Diplomacy, Propaganda, Economic Methods) soru detayı:
SORU:
What is the principle idea of the diplomatic immunity?
CEVAP:
The principle idea of the diplomatic immunity is to ensure the continuation of communication and
the exchanges of information between the states even in difficult times, including armed conflict.
Together with the traditional mechanisms in the customary law, Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 regulates the diplomatic immunity in Articles 29 to 36. According to
the Convention, a diplomatic agent and his/her family enjoy immunity from the criminal, civil and administrative jurisdiction of the receiving state. They are also exempt from all dues and taxes. However, diplomatic immunity does not give to diplomats and their families right to break the rules and regulations of host country at will. In cases of committing a serious crime unrelatedwith their diplomatic mission or witnessing such a crime, the immunity can be waived by the official’s home country.