I. Privileges and Immunities in International Law.- I Foreign States.- (i) Recent trends towards the abandonment of the theory of absolute immunity of States.- (ii) Proposals of unofficial bodies, the League of Nations, and the United Nations.- (iii) British practice.- (iv) American practice.- (v) Conclusion.- II. The Legal Status of Armed Forces in Foreign Territory During Peacetime.- (i) Theories on the immunity of the armed forces.- (ii) The theory of qualified immunity is the most accepted theory.- (iii) Some recent agreements on the status of visiting forces.- (a) Status of Members of the Armed Forces of the Brussels Treaty Powers (1949).- (b) Nato Status of Forces Agreement.- (c) Agreement Concerning Questions Connected with the Presence of Soviet Forces on East German Territory.- (d) Agreement on the Legal Status of the Soviet Forces Temporarily Present on the Territory of the Hungarian People’s Republic.- (e) Agreement on the Legal Status of Soviet Troops Temporarily Stationed in Poland.- (iv) Conclusion.- III. Public Vessels.- (i) Public armed vessels.- (ii) Public vessels engaged in commerce.- IV. Diplomatie Agents.- (i) Theoretical basis of diplomatie immunities.- (ii) Recent trends in the law of diplomatic immunities.- (iii) A review of the draft articles on diplomatic intercourse and immunities adopted by the International Law Commission of the United Nations during its tenth session.- (iv) Conclusion.- II. The Legal Status, Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations and Certain other International Organizations and their Headquarters.- (i) The legal basis of privileges and immunities of the Organizations.- (ii) Juridical personality and legal capacity of the Organizations.- (iii) Applicability of local laws within the headquarters of the Organizations.- (a) Power to make regulations applicable within the headquarters area.- (b) Transactions taking place within the headquarters of the Organizations.- (c) Crimes committed within the headquarters of the Organizations.- (iv) Inviolability of the headquarters of the Organizations.- (a) Immunity from search of the headquarters and property of the Organizations located therein.- (b) Right of the authorities of the host State to enter the headquarters of the Organizations.- (c) Use of the headquarters of the Organizations as places of asylum.- (v) Duty of the host State to ensure the protection of the head quarters of the Organizations.- (vi) Fiscal and other immunities enjoyed by the Organizations.- (vii) Communication facilities enjoyed by the Organizations.- (viii) Prevention of abuse of privileges and immunities by the Organizations.- III (A) Privileges and Immunities of the Officials of the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations and Certain other International Organizations.- (i) Immunity from legal process.- (ii) Personal inviolability.- (iii) Exemption from national income taxation.- (iv) Exemption from national service obligations.- (v) Customs exemptions and import facilities.- (vi) Exemption from immigration restrictions and alien registration.- (vii) Exchange and repatriation facilities.- (viii) Travel facilities.- (ix) Waiver of immunity.- III(B) Privileges and Immunities of Executive Heads and other Senior Officials.- III(C) The Right of the Host State to Expel the Officials.- IV. Privileges and Immunities of Representatives of Member States to the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations and Certain other International Organizations.- (i) Personal inviolability and inviolability of papers and documents.- (ii) Immunity from legal process.- (iii) Freedom from taxation.- (iv) Freedom of communication.- (v) Exemption from immigration restrictions, alien registration and national service obligations.- (vi) Currency or exchange facilities.- (vii) Customs and other facilities.- (viii) Representatives of the nationality of the host State.- (ix) Waiver of immunity.- (x) Resident or permanent representatives.- (xi) Right of the host State to expel the representatives.- V. Privileges and Immunities of Experts on Missions for the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations and Certain other International Organizations.- (i) Personal inviolability.- (ii) Immunity from legal process.- (iii) Freedom from taxation.- (iv) Currency or exchange facilities.- (v) Inviolability of papers and documents.- (vi) Communication facilities.- (vii) Exemption from immigration restrictions, alien registration and national service obligations.- (viii) Travel and baggage facilities.- (ix) Waiver of immunity.- VI. Conclusions and Observations.- Cases.
