Do Diplomats Abuse Diplomatic Immunity ?
In leaked documents in 2017, a journalist exposed the worst behaved foreign diplomats in Canada. The documents detail the unpunished crimes of diplomats who never fear prosecution in Canadian courts. The Crimes range from minor offenses to major offenses.
Diplomats working abroad enjoy diplomatic immunity which protects them against prosecution for the entire period in which they hold their diplomatic post. However Diplomatic immunity is not carte blanche for misconduct as in case of misconduct, diplomats risks to have their immunity to waived by their country. It also affects the diplomats career and future appointments. Diplomatic immunity: a two-way street as countries tends to treat the diplomats they receive the way their diplomats are this country. In General, Crimes or Illegalities committed by Diplomats are rare, minor and involve very tiny minority of diplomats in each country
The topics covering diplomatic immunities and privileges in relation to Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Relations and international law are of significant interest to diplomatic and international law experts. That was quite obvious to us when we launched an Online Course on International Law, Immunities and Diplomacy last year that was enrolled by diplomats, international affairs professionals and students from across the world in its previous three editions.
We are pleased to relaunch our online course on International Law , Diplomacy and Immunity starting on the 27th of June. The course is a practical course that covers topics focusing on aspects of international law , immunities and Jurisdictions through the prism of diplomacy .
Developed and delivered by a world leading authority in immunities and diplomacy, Professor Craig Barker will share his expertise and experiences with participants in an engaging platform.
The Online Course trains diplomats beyond the conceptual understanding of international law and immunities to learn through practical cases purpose, principles and operations of international law and immunities and how to relate them to diplomatic work
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