Full text search :

Diplomatic Relations, Vienna Convention on

The outcome of a conference held in Vienna in 1961 at which 81 states were represented. Its object was to codify and clarify the existing customary international law regarding diplomatic agents and diplomatic missions exchanged between states, particularly their privileges and immunities. The Convention entered into force in 1964; virtually every sovereign state has become a party to it; and it is also generally regarded as expressive of customary international law on its subject matter.

It must be noted, however, that the Convention\'s formal acceptance by a state does not necessarily mean, and in practice very rarely means, that its provisions automatically take effect within that state\'s municipal law. For a municipal legal system to give effect to the exceptional expectations of diplomats arising from the privileges and immunities which the Convention says they should have, domestic legislation is almost invariably required. Only after such legislation has embodied these rules in a state\'s municipal law will its courts take formal notice of the rules. See also international law and municipal law.

Contrary to the implication of the title which was given the Convention, it has virtually nothing to say on diplomatic relations (sense 1). For full text, see pp. 283ff.

Bookmark this page:

<< former term		next term >>
diplomatic relations		diplomatic representation

Other Terms : normalization | group of friends | diplomatic theory

Diplomatic Relations, Vienna Convention on

<< former term

next term >>

diplomatic relations

diplomatic representation