PART Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION

1. Historical Evolution

1. General

2. Early History

3. Extraterritoriality

4. Modern Developments

5. The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

2. Definitions

1. Consular Officers

2. Members of Family

3. Classification

1. General

2. Classification of Consuls by Rank

3. Classification of Consular Posts and Districts

4. Classification of Consular Sections of Diplomatic Missions

5. Consular Agents

6. Consular Employees

PART Ⅱ. CONSULAR RELATIONS IN GENERAL

4. Consular Relations and Consular Posts

1. General

2. Consular Relations between Commonwealth Countries

3. Criteria for Establishing Consular Posts

4. The Principle of Parity

5. Size of the Staff

6. Where Sending State is also Receiving State

7. Consuls for more than One Country

8. Absence of Diplomatic Relations

9. Non-Recognition

10. Consular Status in Third States

11. Respect for Local Laws and Non-interference

5. Acquisition of Consular Status

1. General

2. Soviet Practice

3. The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

6. Termination of Consular Status

1. General

2. Notification of Termination by the Sending State

3. Withdrawal of Consent

4. Death of Consuls

5. Extinction of State

6. Unrecognized Government

7. War, Severance of Diplomatic or Consular Relations, and Closing of Consular Posts

8. Termination of Consular Status and Termination of Consular Privileges and Immunities

PART Ⅲ. CONSULAR FUNCTIONS

7. Consular Functions

1. General

2. The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

3. The European Convention on Consular Functions

4. Consular Training

8. Protection of Nationals

1. General

2. Standards for Consular Protection

3. Communication and Contact with Nationals

4. Espionage and Security Cases

5. Dual Nationality

6. Arrested Nationals: United States Consular Instructions

7. Prisoner Exchange

8. Group Protection

9. Death

9. Promotion and Protection of Trade

1. General

2. Trade Reports

3. Trade Enquiries and Promotion

4. Trade Protection

5. Documentation

10. Passport and Visa

1. Passport

2. Types of Passport

3. Visa

4. Types of Visa

5. Reviewability of Visa Denials

6. Revocability of Visa

7. Simplification of Travel Formalities

8. Travel Documents of Unrecognized Regimes

11. Notarial and Registration Services

1. Notarial

2. Unrecognized Regimes

3. Proof of Nationality

4. Registration

5. Adoption and Declaration of Illegitimacy

6. The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and Other Treaties

12. Marriage and Divorce

1. Marriage of Nationals

2. Divorce of Nationals

3. Marriage and Divorce of Consuls

13. Estate Functions

1. General

2. Basis for Consular Intervention

3. Intervention in the Absence of Treaties

4. Intervention under Treaties

5. National Laws and Regulations

6. Impossibility of Remittance

7. The Vienna and European Conventions

8. Summary of Conclusions

14. Extradition and Civil Procedure

1. General

2. Extradition

3. Service of Process

4. Depositions

5. Court Proceedings or Records

15. Informational, Cultural, Scientific, and Tourist Functions

1. Pre-Vienna Developments

2. The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

3. Scientific

4. Touristic

16. Shipping

1. General

2. Ships' Papers

3. Inspection of Vessels

4. Wrecked, Lost, or Stranded Vessels

5. Assistance and Protection of Seamen

6. Desertion

7. Settlement of Disputes

8. Criminal Cases

9. Civil Cases

10. Shipping Inquiries

11. Other Functions

17. Civil Aviation

18. Child Abduction

19. Refugees

1. General

2. The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

3. The European Convention on Consular Functions

4. High Commissioner for Refugees

5. Consular Processing of Refugee Applications

6. ODP Consuls: Consuls without a Consulate

7. Compensation to Refugees

20. Protection of Other Non-Nationals

1. General

2. Stateless Persons

3. Permanent Residents

4. Nationals of Designated Third States

5. Persons of Humanitarian Concern (Including Nationals of the Receiving State)

PART Ⅳ. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES

21. Privileges and Immunities

1. Distinction between 'Privilege' and 'Immunity'

2. The Bases for Privileges and Immunities

22. Facilities

23. Inviolability of Consular Premises

1. General

2. The Kasenkina Case

3. The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

4. Consular Residences

5. Requisition or Expropriation

6. Search, Attachment, or Seizure

7. Asylum

8. Violence against Consular Premises

9. Protection against Picketing and Demonstrations

10. Exceptional Circumstances

11. Honorary Consulates

12. Beginning and End of Inviolability

24. Writs of Process

25. Consular Archives and Documents

1. Consular Archives

2. Separation of Official from Other Papers

3. Consular Archives in Time of War

4. The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

26. Freedom of Movement

27. Consular Communications

1. General

2. With Nationals of the Sending State

3. With Other Private Persons or Bodies

4. With Officials of Sending State: Peacetime

5. With Officials of Sending State: In Time of War or Emergency

6. With Officials of Receiving State

7. Language of Official Communications

8. The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

9. Consular Courier and Bag

10. ILC Draft on the Diplomatic Courier and Bag

11. Personal Search and Electronic Screening

28. Protection and Inviolability of Consuls

1. General

2. Protection of Consuls

3. The Hostages Case

4. Other Terrorist Acts against Consuls

5. Multilateral Treaties against Terrorism

6. Firearms

7. Armed Guards

8. Immunity from Arrest, Prosecution, or Imprisonment

29. Immunity from Local Jurisdiction: The Functional Approach

1. General

2. Functional Approach

3. The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

4. Determination of Official Functions

5. Criteria

6. In Re Rissmann

7. State of Indiana v. Per L. Strom

8. Waiver of Immunities

30. Immunity from Local Jurisdiction: The Diplomatic Approach

1. Treaties Concluded by Communist States

2. The Most-Favoured-Nation Clause

3. Immunity through Termination of Consular Functions

4. Recent US Policy

31. Immunity from Local Jurisdiction: Road Traffic Matters

1. Traffic Offences and Accidents

2. Civil Action

3. Criminal Proceedings

32. Liability to Give Evidence

1. General

2. Matters relating to Official Functions

3. Disputes concerning 'Official' Source of Information

4. Laws of Sending State

5. Honorary Consuls

6. The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

33. Social Legislation and Civic and Public Services

34. Exemption from Taxation

1. General

2. Income and Property

3. Sales and Gasoline Taxes

4. Import Duties

5. Export Duties

6. Customs Inspection

PART Ⅴ. HONORARY CONSULS

35. Honorary Consuls

1. General

2. Distinction from Career Consuls

3. Criteria for Establishing Honorary Consular Posts

4. Appointment

5. Functions

6. Privileges and Immunities

PART Ⅵ. CONSULS, DIPLOMATS, AND THE UNITED NATIONS

36. Consuls as Diplomats

37. Diplomats as Consuls

38. Consuls and the United Nations

1. Consuls as Representatives to the United Nations

2. Consular Premises and Missions to the United Nations

3. Performance of Consular Functions by Missions to the United Nations

4. Performance of Consular Functions by the United Nations

39. Performance of Consular Functions by Other Officials

PART Ⅶ.CONCLUSIONS

40. Relations between the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and Other Treaties

41. Settlement of Disputes

42. Signature and Accession

43. Conclusions

Appendices

1. Recent Consular Treaties

2. The United Nations Conference on Consular Relations

3. The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

4. The European Convention on Consular Functions

Index