Reyes v. Al-Malki and Another (U.K. Sup. Ct.)

In: International legal materials: ILM, Band 57, Heft 2, S. 320-346

Abstract

On October 18, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered an important judgment on diplomatic immunity. It was the first time the Supreme Court had considered the implications of human trafficking for the scope of diplomatic immunity. As Lord Sumption noted, "[s]ince there is some evidence that human trafficking under cover of diplomatic status is a recurrent problem, this is a question of some general importance."