IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES

Abstract

The paper presents the issue of immunity and privileges of diplomatic representatives and permanent diplomatic missions within the framework of international law. The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations from 1961 codified international law in the area of ​​immunity and privileges of diplomatic representatives, which until then had been regulated by customary rules. In order to facilitate the performance of the diplomatic function in the receiving state, the Convention establishes a strong framework of immunities and privileges enjoyed by the mission. The classification of rights was carried out into rights concerning the objects and archives of the mission (ratione materiae), facilitations in the work of the mission, freedom of movement and communication, and personal immunities and privileges (ratione persona). Focusing on the regulations regulated by the Convention, the question arises of theoretical and practical identification of the expediency of their scope in today's time.