Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
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The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations is a 1963 international treaty that codifies the rules, privileges, and obligations governing consular relations between sovereign states.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
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| Article 23 (persona non grata of consular officers) | 0 | 1 |
| United Nations Conference on Consular Relations | 0 | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations treaty
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codification treaty → international treaty → multilateral treaty → |
| adoptedAt |
Vienna
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surface form:
Vienna, Austria
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| adoptedOn | 1963-04-24 → |
| allowsReservation | yes → |
| article |
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
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surface form:
Article 23 (persona non grata of consular officers)
Article 31 (inviolability of consular premises) → Article 36 (communication and contact with nationals of the sending State) → Article 37 (information in cases of deaths, guardianship, wrecks, and air accidents) → Article 43 (immunity from jurisdiction) → Article 5 (consular functions) → Article 55 (respect for the laws and regulations of the receiving State) → |
| articleCount | 79 → |
| basedOnDraftBy | International Law Commission → |
| bindingOn | States Parties → |
| concludedAt |
Vienna
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surface form:
Vienna, Austria
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| defines |
consular employee
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consular functions → consular officer → consular post → consular premises → |
| depository | Secretary-General of the United Nations → |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1967-03-19 → |
| field |
diplomatic and consular law
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public international law → |
| geographicalScope | worldwide → |
| governingBody |
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
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surface form:
United Nations Conference on Consular Relations
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| hasOptionalProtocol |
Optional Protocol concerning Acquisition of Nationality
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Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes →
surface form:
Optional Protocol concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes
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| hasPreamble | yes → |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| negotiatedUnder | United Nations → |
| purpose |
to codify rules of consular relations between States
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to ensure efficient performance of consular functions → to protect the interests of sending States and their nationals in receiving States → |
| registration | United Nations Treaty Series → |
| regulates |
appointment of consular officers
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consular assistance to detained or imprisoned nationals → consular fees and charges → consular functions in civil and administrative matters → consular immunities → consular privileges → establishment of consular posts → exequatur for heads of consular posts → freedom of communication of consular posts → inviolability of consular archives → inviolability of consular premises → notification of consular officers upon arrest of a foreign national → protection of nationals abroad → termination of consular functions → |
| relatedTo |
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
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Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties → |
| shortName | VCCR → |
| signedOn | 1963-04-24 → |
| subjectMatter |
consular access to detained nationals
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consular privileges and immunities → consular relations → establishment of consular relations → functions of consular posts → termination of consular relations → |
Referenced by (7)
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Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
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article
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Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
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this entity surface form:
Article 23 (persona non grata of consular officers)
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
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governingBody
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Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
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this entity surface form:
United Nations Conference on Consular Relations