Double standards: The west and Russia
Journal: Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke
Year: 2016

In relation towards Russia, there is a tacit consent of the West not to apply basic principles of modern international law. Such rule is not applied in one state only or in some short post-Cold war period? Unique rules have been applied in that case for almost 300 years, since the creation of the Russian Empire. Breaking the rule of diplomatic immunity in case of a Russian diplomat in 1708 in London and his arrest are an incident that could be compared to taking of hostages in the US embassy in