The Declaration on the Inviolability of Diplomatic Premises as a Principle of International Relations and Its Relation to the Concept of Diplomatic Asylum

On August 2022, the Inter-American Juridical Committee adopted the Declaration on the Inviolability of Diplomatic Premises As a Principle of International Relations and Its Relation to the Concept of Diplomatic Asylum, document CJI/doc. 03 (CI-O/22) corr.1,which states, inter alia, that the rule on the inviolability of diplomatic premises allows no exceptions of any kind and that any abuse of this rule must be resolved “by resorting exclusively to the measures provided for in diplomatic law.” The document contains an explanatory note clarifying the sources of the rule of inviolability of diplomatic premises and its relation to the concept of diplomatic asylum.

In addressing this topic, the Inter-American Juridical Committee has elaborated the following report:

• 2022
  CJI/DEC. 03 (CI-O/22) corr.1. Declaration on the Inviolability of Diplomatic Premises As a Principle of International Relations and Its Relation to the Concept of Diplomatic Asylum, (document of the Inter-American Juridical Committee)..

Background:

Prior to being taken up by the CJI, this topic was the subject of a reflection meeting of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council held on April 30, 2021, that was attended by experts and State representatives who submitted observations. The report prepared by the Department of International Law can be consulted in the following document:

• OEA/SG DDI/doc. 8/21 rev.1. Report on the meeting to reflect collectively on the inviolability of diplomatic premises as a principle of international relations and its relationship to the concept of diplomatic asylum, held on April 30, 2021 (report prepared by the Department of International Law of the OAS).