Diplomatic Handbook : Eighth Edition / Ralph Feltham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feltham, Ralph, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomacy.

Diplomatic and consular service.

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Edition:

8th ed.

Other Title:

Eighth Edition

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : Brill | Nijhoff, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Diplomatic Handbook aims to provide a concise but comprehensive source of relevant information for those who are embarking on an international and, particularly, a diplomatic career. It is also useful for civil servants who are required to attend multilateral conferences on a wide range of subjects and for those interested in the mechanisms of international relations. Coverage includes: - the establishment and conduct of diplomatic relations - the organisation and functions of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of a diplomatic mission - protocol and procedure - diplomatic privileges and immunities - consular officers and consular posts - the European Union, NATO, the United Nations and other international organisations - key elements of international law - conference practice and procedure - information, misinformation, disinformation, and media presentation skills - glossary of diplomatic, consular and economic terms This new edition has been up-dated to take account of the major political, economic, social and technological changes which have taken place since the latest edition was published in 1998.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Diplomatic Relations; Introduction; The establishment of diplomatic relations and of permanent diplomatic missions; The conduct of diplomatic relations in the absence of a full diplomatic mission or when diplomatic relations have been severed; The Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Organisation and functions; Relations with its own missions; Relations with foreign missions; Relations with the Diplomatic Corps; The Diplomatic Mission; General observations and definitions; The head of mission; Administration and coordination; Commercial and economics section

Consular sectionPress, media and information section; Service and specialist attachés; Absence or indisposition of a head of mission; Appointments, arrivals and departures; The diplomat; Protocol and Procedure; Orders of precedence; The Diplomatic List; Correspondence and communication between diplomatic missions and the host government; Demonstrations; Flags; Dress; State ceremonies; Official mourning; Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities; Privileges and immunities in respect of the mission and its functions; Personal privileges and immunities; Full privileges and immunities

Limited privileges and immunitiesConsular Officers and Consular Posts; The establishment of consular posts; Consular functions; Consular officers, consular employees and members of the service staff; The appointment of consular officers; Severance of consular relations; Privileges, facilities and immunities; Career consular officers and posts headed by them; Honorary consular officers and posts headed by them; The United Nations; Purposes; Principles; The United Nations Charter; The General Assembly; The Security Council; The Economic and Social Council; The Trusteeship Council

The International Court of JusticeThe Secretary-General and the Secretariat; UN peace-keeping operations; Intergovernmental agencies related to the United Nations (including Specialised Agencies); Subsidiary organisations; International Organisations and Agreements outside the United Nations; African Union; Arab League/The League of Arab States; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; Association of South-East Asian Nations; Bank for International Settlements; Black Sea Economic Cooperation; Caribbean regional organisations; Central American Common Market; Central European Initiative

Common Market for Eastern and Southern AfricaThe Commonweath; The Commonwealth of Independent States; Council of Europe; Economic Cooperation Organization; Eurasian Economic Community; European Free Trade Association/European Economic Area; European Union; Free Trade Area of the Americas; Gulf Cooperation Council; GUUAM; Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation; Latin American economic organisations; Maghreb Arab Union; New Partnership for Africa's Development; Nile Basin Initiative; North American Free Trade Agreement; North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-474-1433-0

OCLC:

830162183

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047414339 DOI