A cornerstone of modern diplomacy : Britain and the negotiation of the 1961 Vienna convention on diplomatic relations / Kai Bruns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruns, Kai, author.

Series:

Key studies in diplomacy.

Key studies in diplomacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961 April 18).

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

Diplomatic and consular service.

Diplomatic privileges and immunities.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-1964.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

List of Figures and Tables ; Acknowledgements ; Abbreviations ; Introduction

Part One The Preparatory Stage: 1949-60. Chapter 1. Codification of International Law: Organs and Procedures ; Chapter 2. The International Law Commission on Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities, 1949-58 ; Chapter 3. Britain's Foreign Policy Process: Preparing for the 1961 Vienna Conference

Part Two The Diplomatic Stage: 1961-4. Chapter 4. The Preliminaries of the 1961 Vienna Conference ; Chapter 5. Analysis of the 1961 Vienna Conference Negotiations ; Chapter 6. Britain and the 1961 Vienna Conference: A Hazardous Task ; Chapter 7. Conclusion

Appendix I. Overview of the 1961 Vienna Convention and the 1958 Draft Articles

Appendix II. Voting results in Committee and Plenary

Appendix III. Who's Who

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501316319

1501316311

9781501302022

1501302027

9781628921564

1628921560

OCLC:

1167544350