Title: A cornerstone of modern diplomacy : Britain and the negotiation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations /
Authors: Bruns, Kai,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations; Diplomatic privileges and immunities.; Diplomatic and consular service.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General.; Great Britain Foreign relations
Abstract: "The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (VCDR) was signed at the height of the Cold War more than fifty years ago. The agreement and its negotiation have become a cornerstone of diplomatic law. A Cornerstone of Modern Diplomacy, which is based on archival research in the National Archives (London), the Austrian State Archives (Vienna) and the Political Archive (Berlin), delivers the first study of the British policy during the negotiation of the key convention governing diplomatic privileges and immunities: the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The book provides a complete commentary on the political aspects of the codification process of diplomatic law. By clearly presenting the case with accessible analysis, author Kai Bruns makes the relations between international law and politics understandable, stressing the impact of the emergence of the third world in UN diplomacy. This unique study is a crucial piece of scholarship, shedding light on the practice of United Nations conference diplomacy and the codification of diplomatic law at the height of the Cold War"--
Contents: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / CONTENTS / FIGURES / ABBREVIATIONS / INTRODUCTION / PART I: THE PREPARATORY STAGE: 1949-1960 / 1. Codification of international law : organs and procedures ; Evolution of the ILC, 1947 to 1960 ; The Sixth (Legal) Committee of the UNGA ; The Codification Process ; Conclusion / 2 The International Law Commission on diplomatic privileges and immunities, 1949-58 ; The Fifth to Eighth Session of the ILC, 1953-6 ;