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Diplomatic immunity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diplomatic immunity is a form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments, which ensures that diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution...
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Diplomatic Immunity (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The principle of diplomatic immunity dates from Antiquity, when the Greek government extended special status to foreign envoys. Basically, it allows representatives of foreign governments to work and operate under the laws of their home country while abroad.
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“The History of Diplomatic Immunity,” published in February by Ohio State University Press, traces the origins and evolution of the idea of “messengers with special status” from ancient Greece to today. It is Frey’s 10th book co-authored with her twin sister, Marsha, a history professor at Kansas State University.
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POLICY AND PROCEDURE # 94 SUBJECT: Diplomatic Immunity ... It is the policy of the Department to conform with federal law regulating diplomatic immunity. It is understood that dealing with diplomatic immunity poses particular problems for law enforcement officers and that officers may be overly generous in applying immunity...
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What is diplomatic immunity? I've heard it bandied about in books and TV shows and movies, where it's generally given as the reason that the good-guy cop can't arrest the bad guy, even though the bad guy has just committed some heinous crime.
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