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A cornerstone of modern diplomacy : Britain and the negotiation of the 1961 Vienna convention on diplomatic relations /
"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 Archive...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2014.
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| Colección: | Key studies in diplomacy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One The Preparatory Stage: 1949-60; 1 Codification of International Law: Organs and Procedures; Evolution of the ILC, 1947.60; 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; The ninth session of the ILC in 1957; The tenth session of the ILC in 1958; Conclusion.
- 3 Britain's Foreign Policy Process: Preparing for the 1961 Vienna ConferenceCoordinating Britain's view on the codification of diplomatic privileges and immunities; Dealing with the 1957 set of provisional draft Articles; Preparing the commentary for the 1958 ILC draft Articles; Whitehall comments on the ILC drafts; Her Majesty's Home Office; The Lord Chancellor's Office; The Treasury and its Revenue Departments; The Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance; The General Post Office; The Commonwealth Relations Office; Late recognition of the problem.
- The future convention and its application to Commonwealth relationsTroubleshooting Articles; Minor changes and terminological differences; Important questions of principle; Interpretation of the more favourable treatment clause; Conclusion; Part Two The Diplomatic Stage: 1961-4; 4 The Preliminaries of the 1961 Vienna Conference; Opening of the Conference and discussion on participation; Organization of the Conference; Adoption of the rules of procedure; The General Committee: Election of vice-presidents; Election of the chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
- Appointment and report of the Credentials CommitteeWorking procedures of the Committee of the Whole; Appointment of the Drafting Committee; Conclusion; 5 Analysis of the 1961 Vienna Conference Negotiations; Statistics of the Vienna Conference; Articles and Documents adopted by the Conference; The positive Conference atmosphere and spirit of cooperation; Types of disputes and negotiation examples; Canned arguments; Progressive codification; Political, Cold War confrontations; Unbalanced reciprocity, when rules seemed to carry one-sided benefits.
- A bone of contention: Privileges and immunities of non-diplomatic staffConclusion; 6 Britain and the 1961 Vienna Conference: A Hazardous Task; Britain's delegation: Composition, communication and instructions; Exerting influence; Objectives, negotiation tactics and results; FO points; Treasury issues; Post-Vienna: Signing and ratification of the 1961 Vienna Convention; Britain's ratification of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1962-4; Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; Appendix I: Overview of the 1961 Vienna Convention and the 1958 Draft Articles.