Re Marcinkus, Mennini and De Strobel

In: International law reports, Band 87, S. 48-52

Abstract

48State immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — Foreign States — Institutes of foreign States — Vatican City Institute for Religious Works — Scope of entitlement of Institute and its officials to jurisdictional immunity — Criminal proceedingsStates — Holy See — Vatican City — Status under international law — Lateran Treaty, 1929, Article 11 — Central institutions of Catholic Church — Right of non-interference by Italian State — Entitlement to jurisdictional immunity — The law of Italy