Index card R (Charles) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

R (Charles) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Hearings

England & Wales

24 Nov 2020 [2020] EWHC 3185 (Admin); [2021] 1 WLR 1394; [2020] WLR(D) 641, DC (Flaux LJ, Saini J)

Subject Matter

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 — Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961), art 7

[2020] EWHC 3185 (Admin); [2021] 1 WLR 1394; [2020] WLR(D) 641, DC

Commentary

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