What's to be done about Diplomatic immunity crimes?

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Provide a solution on the above question! (Hint: a good phrase to reference for some help would be "Persona Non Grata" )

perhaps i wasn't quite clear. what i mean to say, is that i'd like you to propose a law that negates these crimes. whatever is fine, however, you must list at least 1 pro and 1 con to your solution *winks*

perhaps i wasn't quite clear. what i mean to say, is that i'd like you to propose a law that negates these crimes. whatever is fine, however, you must list at least 1 pro and 1 con to your solution *winks* and heinz, please don't be stupid, they DO NOT eject people barely ever, 1. because it may be at the expense of their own diplomat and 2. because they are familiar with that diplomat and don't want a new one reinstated

Answer 1

Hi Neferiel -- Interesting question. What is to be done about Diplomatic Immunity crimes? Nothing more than is done now, and this is why. Diplomatic immunity was created as a way to protect countries from being unfairly and illegally pressured by an unfriendly country charging their diplomats with trumped-up crimes.

Is it ever abused? Of course, but unless you have some line on information I don't have, it's not a big problem -- if an embassy has officers that NEED to invoke their immunity, then that's a sign of much bigger problems, and most countries will quickly pull that diplomat. Plus, if the crime is egregious enough, a country can waive a particular diplomat's immunity, opening him/her up to criminal charges (as happened a few years back, I believe, with a Georgian driver who hit and killed a girl in D.C. while intoxicated). Or, at the very least, the host country can PNG them, which may be a small penalty if the crime was bad, but at least it will ruin the diplomat's career in any responsible nation.

So, while the status quo isn't perfect, it seems to work pretty well overall.

Answer 2

Diplomatic immunity is a world wide issue. This is something that must be resolved in the UN, I would imagine, because it affects all countries. "What's good for the goose, is good for the gander", so they say!

Any change in those laws must apply every where. Individual country's cannot have their own set of rules regarding diplomatic immunity. It is a problem at times, a serious problem!

Answer 3

Years ago, when I was living in New Jersey, there was a case that was in the news about someone with such immunity and how they still were within the country after killing someone with the vehicle.

The only way that I know of to put a stop to such is to flat out do away with the immunity. I am talking for United States citizens working for the United States government in other countries as well being held to the same standard as the citizens of the country that they are in.

Wrong is wrong even if one is working for their government and living within another country.

Answer 4

Eject the people committing the misdeeds (as they now do).