2006-09-12 23:31:16 · 5 answers · asked by vanja 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Embassies & Consulates
Embassy represents the state in another country. If there is no embassy, the consul is considered as the representative but its powers are limited usually for commercial purposes only and not diplomatic.
2006-09-12 23:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither embassies nor consulates are the territory of the country they represent.
For both, they are areas in which the host country will not normally exercise its jurisdiction. However, a country may exercise its jurisdiction over its own citizens, no matter where in the world they are. Therefore, employees of embassies (or consulates)are subject to the laws of their home country. So, it is very much like embassies and consulates are part of the country they represent.
2006-09-14 01:05:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are referring to that old belief that an embassy is somehow the "sovereign soil" of the country it represents, that is not and has never been true. If it were, then a baby born accidentally in the US embassy's or consulate's visa waiting room would be a US citizen, and that is not the case.
See the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations here, or in many other places:
http://www.ediplomat.com/nd/treaties/diplomatic_relations.htm
2006-09-13 06:46:11 · answer #3 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Consulates are the territory of that particular country they represents.
2006-09-13 07:14:13 · answer #4 · answered by eitemad_eitemad 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Both consuate or Embassy!
2006-09-13 10:19:58 · answer #5 · answered by Latin Techie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋