DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY Definition & Meaning

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diplomatic immunity

noun

exemption from taxation, searches, arrest, etc., enjoyed by diplomatic officials and their dependent families under international law, and usually on a reciprocal basis.

diplomatic immunity

noun

the immunity from local jurisdiction and exemption from taxation in the country to which they are accredited afforded to diplomats

diplomatic immunity

Exemption of diplomats — ambassadors and other representatives of a foreign nation — from the laws of the nation to which they are assigned.

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Foreign representatives have sometimes gone unpunished for serious crimes after claiming diplomatic immunity. The main purpose of diplomatic immunity, however, is to protect diplomats from harassment or arrest by their host government.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of diplomatic immunity¹

First recorded in 1910–15

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The Crown Prosecution Service authorised police to charge Mr Mugerwa with conspiracy, but he had diplomatic immunity, which the Ugandan Government did not waive.

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Jurors were told the Metropolitan Police's diplomatic team was contacted and confirmed Mugambe had no registered diplomatic immunity in the UK.

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Following the crash in August 2019, the driver of the car, Anne Sacoolas, took advantage of diplomatic immunity and flew back to the US.

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Her parents say they realise the US diplomat has diplomatic immunity but an apology might help them recover from the pain and give them a sense of closure.

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Defense lawyers will not represent them and French magistrates determined they don’t have diplomatic immunity.

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