Diplomatic law 2104-L-W4PRDY
Diplomatic Law: signification of the terms, history, sources. Codification of the Diplomatic Law. State organs for the diplomatic relations. Role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Establishment of the diplomatic relations and the juridical significance of this act. Beginning and the end of the diplomatic mission. Classes, ranks, titles of heads and members of the diplomatic missions. Significance of the convention terms. Diplomatic corps and the principles of precedence. Functions of the diplomatic missions. Diplomatic privileges and immunities in relation to persons and missions: justification, reciprocity, scope. Special missions in the past and nowadays. Specificity of the diplomatic law of the international organizations. Diplomatic law of the Council of Europe, of the European Union and of the NATO. Principles of the conference diplomacy. Diplomatic law in the conditions of tensions and conflicts. New tendencies in the diplomatic law.
Learning outcomes
- Diplomacy and diplomatic law: significance of notions, history, sources and codification of the diplomatic law
- Organs of State for international relations. The role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Establishment of diplomatic relations and legal significance of this act
- Bigining and end of diplomatic mission
- Class, ranks, titles of heads and members of diplomatic missions
Significance of the convention terms. Diplomatic corps and the principles of precedence
- Functions of a diplomatic mission and diplomatic representatives. Growing tendencies of diplomatic functions
- Diplomatic privilegies and immunities: justification, reciprocity, scope
- Diplomatic privilegies and immunities-kinds towards persons and missions
- Special missions in the past and to-day
- Specificity of diplomatic law of international organizations
- Diplomatic law of Council of Europe, European Union and NATO
- Principles of conference diplomacy
- Diplomatic law and diplomatic protocol. Diplomatic correspondence
- New tendencies in diplomatic law
Assessment criteria
Attendance control and final written test
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