Diplomatic Crime - Softcover
Argues that diplomatic immunity protects a substantial number of criminals from the laws of their host country, discusses whether such immunity is necessary, and suggests possible solutions
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By international agreement, diplomats and their families are immune from prosecution for both civil and criminal offenses in their host countries. In some nations, their underlings, all the way down to maids and chauffeurs, also have immunity; the United States is one of the most latitudinarian nations in this regard. Concentrating on the U.S. and Britain, journalist Ashman and his lawyer wife compile an appalling number of case histories in which those with immunity abuse it to perpetratewithout consequencerape, shoplifting, smuggling and drunken driving. In some particularly shocking instances, diplomatic officials guilty of vehicular homicide have gone unpunished. The documentation of these abuses is thorough and horrifying. Unfortunately, the authors have no better solution to offer than a plea for an international conference to rewrite the rules governing diplomatic immunity.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherKnightsbridge Pub Co Mass
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 156129084X
- ISBN 13 9781561290840
- BindingPaperback
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DIPLOMATIC CRIME : True Stories of Crimes Committed By People Who Live Above the Law
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Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. Alle Bücher & Medienartikel von Book Broker Berlin sind stets in gutem & sehr gutem gebrauchsfähigen Zustand. Dieser Artikel weist folgende Merkmale auf: Altersentsprechend nachgedunkelte/saubere Seiten in fester Bindung. Abweichendes Cover. Einband stark belesen/bestoßen. Einband leicht staubfleckig. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 181. Seller Inventory # 660754822
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Book Description Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus 1st Printing. Light Impressions in Rear Cover (Previous Owner Has Used Book as Support When Writing Something); Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. True Stories of Crimes Committed by People Who Live Above the Law. BOOK NUMBER: 60. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Preface; INTRODUCTION Is Diplomatic Immunity Really Necessary CHAPTER ONE Rape CHAPTER TWO Beyond the Law CHAPTER THREE The Other Side of the Coin CHAPTER FOUR "Keep Calm" CHAPTER FIVE Drug Dealing Diplomats CHAPTER SIX The Bag CHAPTER SEVEN A Question of Morality CHAPTER EIGHT Diplomatic Slavers CHAPTER NINE Daylight Robbery CHAPTER TEN A Free Ride CONCLUSION Where Do We Go From Here?; Index. SYNOPSIS: A woman is brutally raped, yet her attacker goes free. A man is fatally hit by a car, and the driver is not charged with a crime. Drug smugglers are seized, kidnappers identified, thieves caught in the act--and all go free. What is responsible for this gross breakdown of justice? DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY. All of these outrageous crimes were committed by members of the diplomatic corps--people who live above the law. And here, for the first time, is a documented expose of the frightening, secret crimes they don't have to answer for. Based on more than 300 interviews with anguished victims and others, Diplomatic Crime is the shocking account of those tragedies--and the routine governmental cover-ups that followed them. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 004031
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