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First published in 1961, Consular Law and Practice is a classic work of great interest and practical use to diplomats, consuls, and international lawyers.When persons are out of their home country, consuls are their link with home and a source of assistance. The roles of consuls are many and varied. Consuls promote commerce between the home country and the host country and assist businesspeople in making contacts and in completing commercial transactions. Consuls also handle problems that arise for seafarers and merchant shipping vessels of the home country when they are in port in the host country. When a home country citizen dies while in the host country, consuls may facilitate burial or shipment of the remains home, or deal with the person's estate. Consuls assist individuals arrested on a criminal charge in the host state by visiting them in jail, advising them about the legal system of the host state, and helping to find them a lawyer. If the person is convicted, consuls visit them in prison and may help to secure a transfer to a prison in the home country. This fully updated third edition explains consular privileges and immunities and how consular functions are handled in time of peace and war, when the receiving state experiences civil war, or when the sending and receiving states break off diplomatic or consular relations. It provides valuable background by describing how consular law developed historically and how it became solidified in 1963 in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. It explores the many bilateral consular treaties which supplement the Vienna Convention, examines the traditional and changing role of consuls, explains diplomatic privileges and immunities, and discusses the function of consuls as ambassadors in cultural and scientific exchange.

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Author:   Luke T. Lee J.D. (International Consultant on Consular Law and Human Rights) ,  John Quigley (President's Club Professor in Law, The Ohio State University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   1.258kg
ISBN:  

9780198298519

ISBN 10:   019829851
Pages:   728
Publication Date:   03 July 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part i. Introduction 1: Historical Evolution 2: Definitions 3: Classification Part ii. Consular Relations in General 4: Consular Relations and Consular Posts 5: Acquisition of Consular Status 6: Termination of Consular Status Part iii. Consular Functions 7: Consular Functions 8: Protection of Nationals 9: Nationals Charged with Criminal Offences 10: Passport and Visa 11: Notarial and Registration Services 12: Marriage and Divorce 13: Estate Functions 14: Extradition and Civil Procedure 15: Informational, Cultural, Scientific, and Tourist Functions 16: Shipping 17: Promotion and Protection of Trade 18: Child Abduction 19: Refugees 20: Protection of Other Non-Nationals Part iv. Privileges and Immunities 21: Privileges and Immunities 22: Facilities 23: Inviolability of Consular Premises 24: Writs of Process 25: Consular Archives and Documents 26: Freedom of Movement 27: Consular Communications 28: Protection and Inviolability of Consuls 29: Immunity from Local Jurisdiction: The Functional Approach 30: Immunity from Local Jurisdiction: The Diplomatic Approach 31: Immunity from Local Jurisdiction: Road Traffic Matters 32: Liability to Give Evidence 33: Social Legislation and Civic Service 34: Exemption from Taxation Part v. Honorary Consuls 35: Honorary Consuls Part vi. Consuls, Diplomats, and the United Nations 36: Consuls as Diplomats 37: Diplomats as Consuls 38: Consuls and the United Nations 39: Performance of Consular Functions by Other Officials Part vii. Conclusions 40: Relations between the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and Other Treaties 41: Settlement of Disputes 42: Signature and Accession 43: Conclusions Appendices 1: Recent Consular Treaties 2: The United Nations Conference on Consular Relations 3: The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 4: The European Convention on Consular Functions

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<br>Acclaim for the previous edition: <br> A work of considerable academic standing... extensively researched, and much attention has been paid to detail. It provides insight into consular activity and demonstrates the relationship between convention and customary international law. The text will serve as an invaluable reference tool to those engaged in consular activity, as well as serving the needs of those with either a developed or passing interest in what is one of the oldest forms of international activity. <br>--Rebecca M. M. Wallace, The British Year Book of International Law<p><br> A welcome addition to the literature on this subject which, although very important in the practical world, is all too rarely the subject of learned writing an important work of reference on this vital area of international law. <br>--The International and Comparative Law Quarterly<p><br>

Acclaim for the previous edition: A work of considerable academic standing... extensively researched, and much attention has been paid to detail. It provides insight into consular activity and demonstrates the relationship between convention and customary international law. The text will serve as an invaluable reference tool to those engaged in consular activity, as well as serving the needs of those with either a developed or passing interest in what is one of the oldest forms of international activity. --Rebecca M. M. Wallace, The British Year Book of International Law A welcome addition to the literature on this subject which, although very important in the practical world, is all too rarely the subject of learned writing an important work of reference on this vital area of international law. --The International and Comparative Law Quarterly

Acclaim for the previous edition: <br> A work of considerable academic standing... extensively researched, and much attention has been paid to detail. It provides insight into consular activity and demonstrates the relationship between convention and customary international law. The text will serve as an invaluable reference tool to those engaged in consular activity, as well as serving the needs of those with either a developed or passing interest in what is one of the oldest forms of international activity. <br> --Rebecca M. M. Wallace, The British Year Book of International Law<br> A welcome addition to the literature on this subject which, although very important in the practical world, is all too rarely the subject of learned writing an important work of reference on this vital area of international law. <br> --The International and Comparative Law Quarterly<br>

<br>Acclaim for the previous edition: <br> A work of considerable academic standing... extensively researched, and much attention has been paid to detail. It provides insight into consular activity and demonstrates the relationship between convention and customary international law. The text will serve as an invaluable reference tool to those engaged in consular activity, as well as serving the needs of those with either a developed or passing interest in what is one of the oldest forms of international activity. <br>--Rebecca M. M. Wallace, The British Year Book of International Law<br> A welcome addition to the literature on this subject which, although very important in the practical world, is all too rarely the subject of learned writing an important work of reference on this vital area of international law. <br>--The International and Comparative Law Quarterly<br>

...successfully touches on virtually every aspect of consular law and practice...an interesting overview of the field and a useful reference work for all whose work concerns either services to nationals abroad or commercial dealings with consular officials... * The American Journal of International Law * ...a welcome addition to the literature on this subject which, although very important in the practical world, is all too rarely the subject of learned writing ... an important work of reference on this vital area of international law... * BC.A. Whomersley, The International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Volume 41, 1992 * Review from previous edition ...a work of considerable academic standing... extensively researched, and much attention has been paid to detail. It provides insight into consular activity and demonstrates the relationship between convention and customary international law. The text will serve as an invaluable reference tool to those engaged in consular activity, as well as serving the needs of those with either a developed or passing interest in what is one of the oldest forms of international activity... * Rebecca M. M. Wallace, The British Year Book of International Law 1991 * In eighteen years since Lee's Second Edition there has been a major shift in consular functions- access to and protection of nationals in detention assuming much greater importance politically as well as legally. The Third Edition well reflects this, with thorough analysis of recent cases before the International Court and with the US Supreme Court, as well as recent conventions and changes in practice since the end of the Cold War. An excellent handbook for the lawyer and for career and honorary consuls struggling with the demands of huge numbers of travellers in foreign lands. * Eileen Denza, Visiting Professor, University College London *

In eighteen years since Lee's Second Edition there has been a major shift in consular functions- access to and protection of nationals in detention assuming much greater importance politically as well as legally. The Third Edition well reflects this, with thorough analysis of recent cases before the International Court and with the US Supreme Court, as well as recent conventions and changes in practice since the end of the Cold War. An excellent handbook for the lawyer and for career and honorary consuls struggling with the demands of huge numbers of travellers in foreign lands. Eileen Denza, Visiting Professor, University College London Review from previous edition ...a work of considerable academic standing... extensively researched, and much attention has been paid to detail. It provides insight into consular activity and demonstrates the relationship between convention and customary international law. The text will serve as an invaluable reference tool to those engaged in consular activity, as well as serving the needs of those with either a developed or passing interest in what is one of the oldest forms of international activity... Rebecca M. M. Wallace, The British Year Book of International Law 1991 ...a welcome addition to the literature on this subject which, although very important in the practical world, is all too rarely the subject of learned writing ... an important work of reference on this vital area of international law... BC.A. Whomersley, The International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Volume 41, 1992 ...successfully touches on virtually every aspect of consular law and practice...an interesting overview of the field and a useful reference work for all whose work concerns either services to nationals abroad or commercial dealings with consular officials... The American Journal of International Law

Author Information

Dr. Luke T. Lee, J.D., Ph.D. is an international consultant on consular law and human rights. He has worked for the U.S. State Department and is a Member of rthe UN Group of Governmental Experts on International Co-operation to Avert New Flows of Refugees and a consultant for the WHO, UNESCO, and UNFPA/UNDP. John Quigley is President's Club Professor in Law at the Ohio State University.

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