diplomatic privileges; diplomatic immunity
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diplomatic privileges; diplomatic immunity
formalA technical term in international law and diplomatic relations, referring to the special rights granted by a host country to diplomatic representatives to ensure they can perform their duties.
Gēn根
jù据
《
Wéi维
yě也
nà纳
Wài外
jiāo交
Guān关
xì系
Gōng公
yuē约
》
，
wài外
jiāo交
rén人
yuán员
xiǎng享
yǒu有
wài外
jiāo交
tè特
quán权
。
Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, diplomatic personnel enjoy diplomatic privileges.
Tā他
yǐ以
wài外
jiāo交
tè特
quán权
wéi为
yóu由
，
jù拒
jué绝
chū出
tíng庭
jiē接
shòu受
dāng当
dì地
fǎ法
yuàn院
de的
chuán传
huàn唤
。
He refused to appear in court in response to the local court's summons, citing diplomatic privilege.
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Wài外
jiāo交
tè特
quán权
bāo包
kuò括
rén人
shēn身
bù不
kě可
qīn侵
fàn犯
、
miǎn免
chú除
guān关
shuì税
hé和
miǎn免
yǔ予
sī司
fǎ法
cái裁
pàn判
děng等
nèi内
róng容
。
Diplomatic privileges include personal inviolability, exemption from customs duties, and immunity from legal jurisdiction.
Rú如
guǒ果
wài外
jiāo交
guān官
yán严
zhòng重
fàn犯
zuì罪
，
zhù驻
zài在
guó国
kě可
yǐ以
xuān宣
bù布
qí其
wéi为
bù不
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
de的
rén人
bìng并
chè撤
xiāo销
qí其
wài外
jiāo交
tè特
quán权
。
If a diplomat commits a serious crime, the host country may declare them persona non grata and revoke their diplomatic privileges.