![]() ![]() The functions of a diplomatic mission consist, inter alia, in: The establishment of diplomatic relations between States, and of permanent diplomatic missions, takes place by mutual consent.ġ. (a) The “head of the mission” is the person charged by the sending State with the duty of acting in that capacity (b) The “members of the mission” are the head of the mission and the members of the staff of the mission (c) The “members of the staff of the mission” are the members of the diplomatic staff, of the administrative and technical staff and of the service staff of the mission (d) The “members of the diplomatic staff” are the members of the staff of the mission having diplomatic rank (e) A “diplomatic agent” is the head of the mission or a member of the diplomatic staff of the mission (f) The “members of the administrative and technical staff” are the members of the staff of the mission employed in the administrative and technical service of the mission (g) The “members of the service staff” are the members of the staff of the mission in the domestic service of the mission (h) A “private servant” is a person who is in the domestic service of a member of the mission and who is not an employee of the sending State (i) The “premises of the mission” are the buildings or parts of buildings and the land ancillary thereto, irrespective of ownership, used for the purposes of the mission including the residence of the head of the mission. Realizing that the purpose of such privileges and immunities is not to benefit individuals but to ensure the efficient performance of the functions of diplomatic missions as representing States,Īffirming that the rules of customary international law should continue to govern questions not expressly regulated by the provisions of the present Convention,įor the purpose of the present Convention, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereunder assigned to them: Having in mind the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations concerning the sovereign equality of States, the maintenance of international peace and security, and the promotion of friendly relations among nations,īelieving that an international convention on diplomatic intercourse, privileges and immunities would contribute to the development of friendly relations among nations, irrespective of their differing constitutional and social systems, Recalling that peoples of all nations from ancient times have recognized the status of diplomatic agents, The States Parties to the present Convention,
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