Practice question
Receiving-State investigators have a domestic search warrant for evidence inside an embassy. The head of mission refuses entry. Assuming VCDR Article 22 applies, explain whether the warrant alone authorizes entry and identify the receiving State's protective duty.
Legal references
- Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961), Articles 22, 29, 31–32, https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/9_1_1961.pdf
- Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963), Articles 36, 41 and 43, https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/9_2_1963.pdf
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