The Weekly Law Reports
[2021] 1 WLR 1394
Queen’s Bench Division
*Regina (Charles and another) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
[2020] EWHC 3185 (Admin)
2020 Nov 11, 12; 24
Flaux LJ, Saini J
Conflict of laws— Sovereign immunity— Diplomatic immunity— United States waiving immunity from criminal jurisdiction of members of administrative and technical staff of United States mission— Whether spouse of staff member enjoying immunity from criminal jurisdiction— Whether family of staff members covered by waiver of immunity—
Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 (c 81), s 2(1), Sch 1, arts 31(1), 32, 37(2), 39
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Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961), art 7