This is the first part of a two part series on international law and how diplomatic space becomes a crime scene. It has been a year since the killing of Khashoggi in a building protected by diplomatic immunity. Diplomatic immunity in international lawAlthough the emergence of diplomatic protections stretches back to antiquity, they are largely codified into law in the modern era. While it was diplomats who were in need of protection until then, abuse of diplomatic immunity raised the question of diplomatic crime worldwide, which reached its dramatic climax with the Khashoggi assassination. Although the US claimed diplomatic immunity for Davis and the President Barack Obama asked for his release reminding the “very simple principle of diplomatic immunity” none of these helped save Davis from arrest.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 09, 2019 06:11 UTC