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Diplomatic Immunity and Its Legal Limits in International Relations

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Diplomatic immunity is not absolute: it covers personal inviolability and criminal jurisdiction, but it does not protect diplomats from civil claims arising from commercial activities outside their official duties, nor from prosecution for crimes committed before their posting or after their term ends.

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Imagine a foreign official who speeds through your city and parks illegally—yet police can't ticket them. Even more startling, if they commit a serious crime like assault, the host country may be legally powerless to arrest them. How can international law allow this?