Diplomatic Protection in Contemporary International Law

Abstract

The article refers to international legal problems connected with the institution of diplomatic protection of States. It deals with the concept of diplomatic protection, conditions of its provision, and offers an analysis of the UN International Law Commission activities on the study of the topic, of the state practice, jurisprudence and international legal literature devoted to the subject. Special attention is paid to the problem of providing of diplomatic protection to a person who has the citizenship of more than one State.

Keywords

• дипломатическая защита
• гражданство
• принцип «эффективного гражданства»
• комиссия международного права оон
• международно-правовая ответственность государств
• diplomatic protection
• citizenship
• “effective citizenship” principle
• united nations international law commission
• international responsibility of states