DIPLOMATIC ASYLUM

Tema ovog rada je diplomatski azil. Prvi dio podrobnije razrađuje pojam azila i prava pružanja azila. Slijedi obrada pravnih izvora koji su temelj nastanka i kodifikacije instituta azila s posebnim naglaskom na acquis communautaire. Objašnjen je koncept zabrane vraćanja (non-refoulement) nakon čega je iznesena kategorizacija različitih vrsta azila. Poseban naglasak ovog rada je na diplomatskom azilu, počevši od same definicije i značenja do iznošenja specifičnosti i razlika u odnosu na teritorijalni azil. Spomenut je također konzularni azil i njegova (ne)primjenjivost u praksi. Rad iznosi praksu područja Latinske Amerike i regionalne sporazume koji se ondje primjenjuju. U kontekstu diplomatskog azila, iznesene su odredbe i tumačenja Bečke konvencije o diplomatskim odnosima iz 1961. godine te njezine odredbe i tumačenja istih koje se odnose na diplomatski azil. Naposljetku je iznijeta analiza slučajeva bitnih za institut diplomatskog azila te pojedinih mišljenja sudaca Međunarodnog suda.This thesis deals with the topic of diplomatic asylum. The first part is an elaboration on the concept of asylum and the rights of asylum. Firstly, it focuses on the legal sources which represent the basics of establishment and codification of the concept of asylum. Apart from that, relevant sources of the acquis communautaire are mentioned. Following the explanation of the notion of prohibited return (non-refoulement), the categories of asylum are outlined. The aim of this paper is to analyze the notion of diplomatic asylum through clarification of the concept of asylum and description of its particularities and differences in relation to territorial asylum. Consular asylum is also mentioned and its (non) applicability in practice. The thesis denotes the practice on Latin America`s teritorry and its relevant regional documents. Moreover, the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 is described accentuating the provisions and interpretations concerning diplomatic asylum. The final part of this thesis depicts significant cases and singles out individual opinions of the International Court of Justice