Mission Logic

• Keep contact open during crisis
• Anchor protection in Vienna Convention 1961
• Serve the sending state's mission
• Protect access, not personal convenience

Status Attaches

• Sending state selects the officer
• Receiving state grants agrement
• Officer arrives and is notified
• Privileges activate on accredited posting

Mission Premises

• Bar entry without mission consent
• Block search and seizure
• Protect premises from intrusion
• Treat archives as inviolable always

The Diplomatic Bag

• Never open or detain the bag
• Carry official contents only
• Protect the courier in transit
• Keep official communications secure

Personal Immunity

• Bar arrest or detention of the agent
• Grant full criminal-jurisdiction immunity
• Extend broad civil immunity
• Shield residence, papers, correspondence

Civil Exceptions

• Allow private property disputes
• Cover succession and inheritance matters
• Reach private professional activity
• Treat the diplomat as a private person

Host Pushback

• Declare the officer persona non grata
• Require departure on short notice
• Withdraw recognition of the posting
• End privileges on departure