Assange if he leaves the diplomatic mission
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2025 9:04 am
The Latin-American “Convention on Diplomatic Asylum” of 1954 (see Organization of American States, Convention on Diplomatic Asylum, 29 December 1954, OAS, Treaty Series, No. 18) does not alter this analysis of the position in general international law, since the Convention merely constitutes regional international law. Moreover, the Convention does not envisage the provision of asylum “on account of general crimes” as was granted to Assange.
As a result, international law acknowledges, at best, a right phone number library to temporarily escape into an embassy in the event of exigent circumstances, such as civil wars and mortal danger. This scenario obviously does not apply to Assange. For this reason, Ecuador’s request for safe conduct is also unsubstantiated. In fact, British authorities could immediately arrest .
In any case, the unlawfulness of the concession of diplomatic asylum does not affect the general principle of inviolability of the mission. Indeed, it is acknowledged without reservation by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 (see Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Vienna, 18 April 1961). This applies even if the premises are used inappropriately, e.g. for the planning of criminal acts or even for the granting of diplomatic asylum. The frequently cited English Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act of 1987 (see Art. 1(3) of the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act of 1987) indeed permits the Minister of Foreign Affairs to rescind the inviolability of the mission. However, this measure is not even popular in British legal practice, not least because of its risky precedent effect.
As a result, international law acknowledges, at best, a right phone number library to temporarily escape into an embassy in the event of exigent circumstances, such as civil wars and mortal danger. This scenario obviously does not apply to Assange. For this reason, Ecuador’s request for safe conduct is also unsubstantiated. In fact, British authorities could immediately arrest .
In any case, the unlawfulness of the concession of diplomatic asylum does not affect the general principle of inviolability of the mission. Indeed, it is acknowledged without reservation by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 (see Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Vienna, 18 April 1961). This applies even if the premises are used inappropriately, e.g. for the planning of criminal acts or even for the granting of diplomatic asylum. The frequently cited English Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act of 1987 (see Art. 1(3) of the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act of 1987) indeed permits the Minister of Foreign Affairs to rescind the inviolability of the mission. However, this measure is not even popular in British legal practice, not least because of its risky precedent effect.