DIPLOMATSKI ZASTUPNICI

Nastankom međunarodne zajednice, a prije toga razvijanjem države od jednostavnijih oblika do današnjih suverenih organizacija javlja se potreba za pravnim reguliranjem njihovih međusobnih odnosa. Diplomatskim zastupnicima s vremenom se trebalo osigurati sigurno i slobodno obavljanje njihovih službenih dužnosti. Od ranijih izvora od kojih su neki bili iz domene običajnog prava s vremenom se donose kodifikacije koje uređuju navedenu materiju, a jedna od bitnijih je bila Bečka konvencija o diplomatskim odnosima iz 1961., a stupila na snagu 1964. Kao izravni provodioci vanjske politike svoje matične države diplomatski zastupnici u svom radu se susreću s pojedinim pitanjima vezanim za podjele na razrede i hijerarhiju u odnosima te uređenje i organizaciju rada koja su dosta specifična. U svom radu diplomati su zaštićeni imunitetom i privilegijima od kojih su najznačajniji: nepovredivost prostorija, nepovredivost arhiva, sloboda komunikacije, porezno i carinsko izuzeće te izuzeća zastupnika od sudbenosti. Svi navedeni alati daju osobi zastupnika širok prostor da zastupa svoju zemlju na najbolji mogući način, da štiti njene interese i da svoju dužnost obavlja savjesno i pošteno. Svrha ovog rada koju sam pokušala objasniti u prethodnim rečenicama je važnost i veličina uloge diplomatskih zastupnika u vanjskoj politici jedne države, koji je njihov posao i kako mogu pametno iskoristiti svoju poziciju da bi predstavili svoju zemlju u što boljem svjetlu.With the emergence of the international community, and prior to that, the development of the state from simpler forms to today's sovereign organizations, there arises a need for legal regulation of their mutual relations. Over time, it became necessary to ensure diplomats safe and unhindered performance of their official duties. From earlier sources, some of which were within the realm of customary law, codifications were eventually enacted to regulate this matter. One of the more significant ones was the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations from 1961, which entered into force in 1964. As direct implementers of their home country's foreign policy, diplomatic representatives encounter specific issues related to classification and hierarchy in relations, as well as the structure and organization of work, which are quite distinctive in their work. In their work, diplomats are protected by immunity and privileges, the most significant of which are: inviolability of premises, inviolability of archives, freedom of communication, tax and customs exemptions, as well as exemptions of representatives from jurisdiction. All the mentioned tools provide the representative with ample means to advocate for their country in the best possible way, to safeguard its interests, and to perform their duty conscientiously and honestly. The purpose of this work, which I attempted to explain in the previous sentences, is the importance and magnitude of the role of diplomatic representatives in a state's foreign policy, what their job entails, and how they can intelligently leverage their position to present their country in the best possible light