DIPLOMATIC VISA - A nonimmigrant visa bearing that title and issued to a nonimmigrant in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 8 USC ...
Diplomat
An official representative of a state, present in another state for the purposes of general representation of the state-of-origin or for the purpose of specific international negotiations on behalf of the diplomat's state-of-origin.
Diplomats enjoy diplomatic immunity.
Another example of an immunity is where a witness agrees to testify and incriminate themselves, but only if their testimony cannot be used at some later date against the witness.
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Diplomatic immunity
Definition
: immunity (as from taxes or prosecution) granted to a diplomat
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Diplomatic Medal
In 1790 it was decided to award diplomatic medals to foreign envoys at the end of their service, as a less-extravagant version of the European custom to give diplomats expensive gifts upon their departure.
Among diplomatists, the French language is the one commonly used. At an early period the Latin was the diplomatic language in use in Europe.
The highest ranking diplomatic position; a citizen officially appointed by their country's government to legally represent it in another country.
Ambulatory
Literally, "to walk". In law, something which can be changed or revoked, such as a will.
Abolished from the common law in 1624 and, in France, at the time of the Revolution, the principle of sanctuary continues today, in somewhat altered form, as diplomatic asylum under international law. TOP Scienter : Latin for knowledge.
Demarche A word coined by the diplomatic community and referring to a strongly worded warning by one country to another and often, either explicitly or implicitly, with the threat of military consequence.
For example, diplomats enjoy "diplomatic immunity" which means that they cannot be prosecuted for crimes committed during their tenure as diplomat.
(Rec. Comm.); Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici, i. - vi. ed. J. M. Kemble (1839-1848); Cartularium Saxonicum (up to 940), ed. W. de Gray Birch (1885-1893); J.
An exemption that a person (individual or corporate) enjoys from the normal operation of the law such as a legal duty or liability, either criminal or civil. For example, diplomats enjoy "diplomatic immunity" which means that they cannot be ...
duration of status In certain visa categories such as diplomats, students and exchange visitors, the alien may be admitted into the U.S. for as long as the person is still doing the activity for which the visa was ...
dv See Diversity Visa.
Protocol: 1. Accepted methods of procedure among diplomats, heads of state, etcetera; ceremonial rules and procedures. 2. A rough draft of an agreement or contract, or of a treaty between nations.
Isps code: the international ship and port facility code adopted by an imo diplomatic conference in december 2002. Measure is designed to strengthen maritime security. (isps code: chapter xi:2 of solas).
It is granted mainly to witness in exchage of testimony, diplomats who are on missions, Government officials who have have made certain decisons amounting to the liability while on duty and government organisations ...
protection from liability for their decisions (like a city manager or member of a public hospital board); c) governmental (or sovereign) immunity, which protects government agencies from lawsuits unless the government agreed to be sued; d) diplomatic ...
There, women cannot transmit their nationality to their children; instead children receive the nationality of their fathers. Many countries also have provisions stating that native-born children of accredited foreign diplomatic staff/officers do not ...
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