Practice question
A duly accredited foreign diplomatic agent enjoys the full criminal-jurisdiction immunity applicable under the Vienna Convention, and no waiver or limitation applies. May that immunity simply be disregarded because generality has no exceptions?
- Yes; no treaty can ever qualify jurisdiction.
- Yes; all foreign nationals have identical status.
- Yes; accreditation is legally irrelevant.
- Yes; immunity applies only to customs duties.
- No; the applicable treaty immunity qualifies exercise of receiving-state criminal jurisdiction.
Legal references
- Civil Code, Article 14, generality of penal and public-security laws: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Revised Penal Code, Act No. 3815, specified articles, as amended: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426; Article 2.
- Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Articles 29–32 and 41, United Nations treaty text: https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/9_1_1961.pdf
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