Suchergebnisse

Sovereign immunity — Foreign States and their property — Premises of former Hungarian Embassy — Claim against Hungarian State for arrears of mortgage interest — Whether Hungarian State entitled to jurisdictional immunity — Acts iuri imperii and iure gestionis — Whether land in question immune from execution where no longer used for diplomatic purposes — Test of whether the ability of diplomatic mission to function would be impaired — The law of the Federal Republic of Germany

This report discusses the establishment and the role of the U.S. embassy in Iraq.

Sovereign immunity — Foreign States and their property — Lease of building for use as embassy premises — Action for eviction upon expiry of lease — Whether foreign State entitled to jurisdictional immunity — Acts iure imperii and iure gestionis — Whether nature or purpose of act decisive — Conditions for immunity from execution and attachment — Distinction between public and private assets — Waiver — Whether waiver of jurisdictional immunity constitutes waiver of immunity from execution or attachment — Whether agreement to the application of legislation involving waiver for the future prevents reliance on immunity in the event of a dispute — Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, Articles 1, 22 and 31 — Whether codification of existing rules of international law — The law of Greece

The Mexican government broke diplomatic ties with Ecuador after the Mexican Embassy in Quito was raided on April 6, 2024, to detain Ecuador's ex-vice-president Jorge Glas, convicted of bribery and organized crime. Both governments are facing significant stakes: Ecuador must ensure that a high-profile crime does not go unpunished, while Mexico is obligated to uphold international law and offer international protection for Jorge Glas.