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DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF DIPLOMATS - BEHIND THE SCENES

NCJ Number
30025
Author(s)
E G LEE; S APRIL
Date Published
Unknown
Length
11 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE 'CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF CRIMES AGAINST INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PERSONS, INCLUDING DIPLOMATIC AGENTS' WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE LEGAL COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1973.
Abstract
DISCUSSED ARE THE MECHANISMS OF THE CONVENTION, THE CRIMES COVERED, THE PERSONS COVERED, ASYLUM, AND THE SELF-DETERMINATION CLAUSE.