Einde inhoudsopgave
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Article 14 Officials
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 30-12-2001
- Redactionele toelichting
Gecorrigeerd via een rectificatie (Trb. 2014, 18).
- Bronpublicatie:
23-05-1997, Trb. 1998, 246 (uitgifte: 06-11-1998, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
30-12-2001
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
31-01-2002, Trb. 2002, 22 (uitgifte: 01-01-2002, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Internationaal publiekrecht / Diplomatiek en consulair recht
1.
The Registrar shall, when engaged on the business of the Tribunal, be accorded diplomatic privileges, immunities and facilities.
2.
Other officials of the Tribunal shall enjoy in any country where they may be on the business of the Tribunal, or in any country through which they may pass on such business, such privileges, immunities and facilities as are necessary for the independent exercise of their functions. In particular, they shall be accorded:
- a)
immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage;
- b)
the right to import free of duty their furniture and effects at the time of first taking up their post in the country in question and to re-export the same free of duty to their country of permanent residence;
- c)
exemption from inspection of personal baggage, unless there are serious grounds for believing that the baggage contains articles not for personal use or articles the import or export of which is prohibited by the law or controlled by the quarantine regulations of the State Party concerned; an inspection in such a case shall be conducted in the presence of the official concerned;
- d)
immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in discharging their functions, which immunity shall continue even after they have ceased to exercise their functions;
- e)
immunity from national service obligations;
- f)
together with members of their families forming part of their household, exemption from immigration restrictions or alien registration;
- g)
the same privileges in respect of currency and exchange facilities as are accorded to the officials of comparable rank forming part of diplomatic missions to the Government concerned;
- h)
together with members of their families forming part of their household, the same repatriation facilities in time of international crises as are accorded to diplomatic agents under the Vienna Convention.
3.
The officials of the Tribunal shall be required to have insurance coverage against third-party risks in respect of vehicles owned or operated by them, as required by the laws and regulations of the State in which the vehicle is operated.
4.
The Tribunal shall communicate to all States Parties the categories of officials to which the provisions of this article shall apply. The names of the officials included in these categories shall from time to time be communicated to all States Parties.