Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the diplomatic immunity?
A. Diplomatic immunity is granted on the basis of two conventions, popularly called the Vienna Conventions.
B. Diplomatic immunity is a privilege of exemption from certain laws and taxes granted to diplomats by the country in which they are posted.
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Explanation:
The wife of Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea will now be exercising her diplomatic immunity to avoid criminal charges, after the allegedly hit two staff members at a boutique in Seoul last month. Diplomatic immunity is a privilege of exemption from certain laws and taxes granted to diplomats by the country in which they are posted. Diplomatic immunity is granted on the basis of two conventions, popularly called the Vienna Conventions — the Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, and the Convention on Consular Relations, 1963.