Diplomacy can be regarded as the management of official relations between the governments of States. Whereas the terms diplomacy and foreign policy are often used interchangeably, diplomatic relations are an instrument of foreign policy. Diplomatic negotiations are used to the accomplishment of foreign relations. The purpose of diplomacy is to strengthen the State and to serve in its relations with others. One of the functions of diplomatic relations is to minimize frictions and conflicts with other states through negotiations.
There are three kinds of diplomacy. The first is bilateral, and concerns diplomatic relations between two states (i.e. diplomatic representation of the sending state in a receiving state). The second is multilateral, which involves diplomatic relations regarding regional or global issues and is used with a plurality of States through an international organization or at international conferences. And the third is ad hoc diplomacy, which involves other forms of diplomacy than the two aforementioned types. For example, one can think of special missions to which States resort in order to entrust a diplomatic officer with the task to carry out one or many diplomatic assignments in a foreign State even though this officer does not belong to a permanent mission accredited to a country. In Academia, diplomatic studies is regarded as a new discipline, a sub-area of international relations.
The main instruments are international organizations and international alliances. Diplomacy itself is an essential and primary tool of foreign policy. Foreign policy is implemented with the help of the instrument of diplomacy.
Diplomatic law, which is part of public international law, regulates diplomatic relations between states and international organizations. It also governs legal aspects of diplomatic immunity, and diplomatic privileges. Diplomatic law is also concerned with topics such as the security of diplomatic correspondence and diplomatic bags and the inviolability and immunity of diplomatic missions and their grounds. Immunities and privileges are granted to diplomats in order to fulfill their mission and carry out their functions in an effective manner. Consular law is, for example, is concerned with legal aspects of consular relations, and privileges and immunities of consular officers and consular posts.
This Research Guide is intended as a starting point for research on Diplomacy. It provides the basic materials available in the Peace Palace Library, both in print and electronic format. Handbooks, leading articles, bibliographies, periodicals, serial publications and documents of interest are presented in the Selective Bibliography section. Links to the PPL Catalogue are inserted. The Library's subject headings (keywords) Diplomacy, Diplomatic Law, Diplomatic and Consular Immunities and Diplomatic History are instrumental for searching through the Catalogue. Special attention is given to our subscriptions on databases, e-journals, e-books and other electronic resources. Finally, this Research Guide features links to relevant websites and other online resources of particular interest.
Sources
Treaties
- Related Vienna Conventions: The United Nations Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the United Nations Vienna Convention on Consular Relations,
- The New York Convention on Special Missions and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons.
- Regional conventions, such as the European Convention on Consular Functions and the Organization of American States Convention on Diplomatic Asylum and Declaration on the Guidelines on Consular Assistance by ASEAN Member States’ Missions in Third Countries to Nationals of Other ASEAN Member States.
Case-law
UN Declarations and Resolutions
Soft law
Reference works
- Berridge, G.R., Diplomacy: Theory and Practice, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
- Berridge, G.R. and L. Lloyd, The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Constantinou, C.M. (et al.)(eds.), The Sage Handbook of Diplomacy, Los Angeles, Sage, 2016.
- Cooper, A.F., J. Heine and R. Thakur (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Delcorde, R., Manuel de la négociation diplomatique internationale, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2023.
- Ellis, M.S. (et al.)(eds.), Justice and Diplomacy: Resolving Contradictions in Diplomatic Practice and International Humanitarian Law, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- Kleiner, J., Diplomatic Practice: Between Tradition and Innovation, Singapore, World Scientific, 2010.
- McKercher, B.C.J., Routledge Handbook of Diplomacy and Statecraft, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge, 2012.
- Melissen, J. and A.M. Fernández Pasarin (eds.), Consular Affairs and Diplomacy, Leiden, Brill Nijhoff, 2011.
- Roberts, I. (eds.), Satow's Diplomatic Practice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Satow, E.M., and I. Roberts (eds.), Satow's Diplomatic Practice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Serres, J., and L. Stefanini, Manuel Pratique de Protocole, Paris, Adhoc, 2016.
- Smolinska, A. M., Droit International des Relations Diplomatiques et Consulaires, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2015.
- Wagner, N., H. Raasch and T. Pröpstl (founded by), and C. Oelfke (Updated and revised by), Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April, 1961. Commentaries on Practical Application, Berlin, Berliner Wissenschafts Verlag, 2018.
Selected books and articles
- Balzacq, T., F. Charillon, and F. Ramel (eds.), Global Diplomacy: An Introduction to Theory and Practice, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
- Barder, B., What Diplomats Do : the Life and Work of Diplomats, Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
- Barston, R.P., Modern Diplomacy, Harlow, Pearson, 2019.
- Behrens, P., Diplomatic Interference and the Law, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2016.
- Betmann, M., Space Diplomacy: Shedding Light on the Current Initiatives to Prevent Conflict in Outer Space,Vienna, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), 2016. [E-book].
- Biskupski, M.B.B., War and diplomacy in East and West : a Biography of Józef Retinger, London, Routledge, 2017.
- Birchfield, V.L., and A.R. Young (eds.), Triangular Diplomacy Among the United States, the European Union, and the Russian Federation : Responses to the Crisis in Ukraine, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
- Bjola, C., and M. Kornprobst, Understanding International Diplomacy : Theory, Practice and Ethics, London, Routledge, 2013.
- Bruns, K. , A Cornerstone of Modern Diplomacy: Britain and the Negotiation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (Key Studies in Diplomacy), New York, Bloomsbury. 2014.
- Chatterjee, C., International Law and Diplomacy, London, Routledge, 2010.
- Dahan, P. (dir.), Diplomates: Dans le Secret de la Négociation, Paris, CNRS Éditions, 2016.
- Denza, E., Diplomatic Law : Commentary on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Fedele, D., Naissance de la Diplomatie Moderne (XIIIe-XVIIe siècles): l'Ambassadeur au Croisement du Droit, de l'Éthique et de la Politique, Baden-Baden, Nomos, 2017.
- Hofstadter,C.G., Modern Consuls, Local Communities and Globalization, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
- Hoogstraten, S. van, "The Peace Palace and New Challenges to Peace Diplomacy", in: Hoogstraten, S. van (ed.), New Challenges to International Law : A View From The Hague, Leiden, Brill Nijhof, 2018, pp.141-148.
- Hutchings, R, and J. Suri (eds.), Modern Diplomacy in Practice, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
- Jenne, E.K., Nested Security: Lessons in Conflict Management From the League of Nations and the European Union, Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 2015.
- Jesenský, M., The United Nations Under Ban Ki-moon : Give Diplomacy a Chance, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
- Kemp Spies, Y., Global Diplomacy and International Society, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
- Kemp Spies, Y., Global South Perspectives on Diplomacy, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan US, 2019.
- Kerr, P., and G. Wiseman, Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices, New York, Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Macalister-Smith, P., and J. Schwietzke, Diplomatic Conferences and Congresses : A Bibliographical Compendium of State Practice 1642 to 1919, Graz-Feldkirch,Wolfgang Neugebauer, 2017.
- Mallard, G., Fallout: Nuclear Diplomacy in an Age of Global Fracture, Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
- Manor, I., The Digitalization of Public Diplomacy, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
- McGuinness, M.E. and D. Stewart (eds), Research Handbook on Law and Diplomacy, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.
- Meerts, P.W., Diplomatic Negotiation: Essence and Evolution, Enschede, Gildeprint, 2014.
- Melissen, J. (ed.) (et al.), The New Public Diplomacy, Soft Power in International Relations,Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
- Novaković, M. (ed.), Diplomatic Immunity : Evolution and Recent Country Developments, Singapore. Palgrave, 2020.
- Pamment, J., New Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century: a Comparative Study of Policy and Practice, London, Routledge, 2013.
- Paech, N., Völkerrecht und Machtpolitik in den Internationalen Beziehungen : Ein Studienbuch - aktualisierte Neuauflage, Hamburg, VSA-Verlag, cop. 2013.
- Pease, K.K., Human Rights and Humanitarian Diplomacy, Manchester, Manchester, University Press, 2016.
- Pinfari, M., Peace Negotiations and Time: Deadline Diplomacy in Territorial Disputes, Routledge, 2013.
- Pouliot, V., International Pecking Orders: The Politics and Practice of Multilateral Diplomacy, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- Rodriguez, R.M. (et. al.), Binding and Non-Binding Instruments in Intergovernmental Relations: a Diplomat's Guide to Understand the Concepts of Treaty and Memorandum of Understanding in Theory and Practice, Washington DC, EUCLID University Press, 2015.
- Ronzitti, N. (ed.), Coercive Diplomacy, Sanctions and International Law, Leiden, Brill Nijhoff, 2016.
- Satow, E.M. and I. Roberts (ed.), Satow's Diplomatic Practice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Sending, O. (eds.) (et al.), Diplomacy and the Making of World Politics, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Sharp, P., Diplomacy in the 21st Century: A Brief Introduction, Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge, 2019.
- Sofer, S., The Courtiers of Civilization: a Study of Diplomacy, New York, State University of New York Press, 2013.
- Sowerby, T.A., and J. Hennings (eds.), Practices of Diplomacy in the Early Modern World c.1410-1800, London, Routledge, 2017.
- Smith, M., The Diplomatic System of the European Union : Evolution, Change and Challenges, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
- Sowerby, T. A., and J. Hennings, Practices of Diplomacy in the Early Modern World c. 1410-1800, London, Routledge, 2017.
- Stahn, C., Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency : Rethinking Human Security and Ethics in the Spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- Susskind, L.E. and S.H. Ali, Environmental Diplomacy: Negotiating More Effective Global Agreements, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Tassani, G., Diplomatico Tra Due Guerre: Vita di Giacomo Paulucci di Calboli Barone, Firenze, Le Lettere, 2012.
- Trager, R.F., Diplomacy : Communication and the Origins of International Order, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- Vilariño Pintos, E, Curso de derecho diplomático y consular, Madrid, Tecnos, 2022.
- Winter Roeder Jr., L. and A. Simard, Diplomacy and Negotiation for Humanitarian NGOs, Heidelberg, Springer Verlag, 2013.
Articles
- Bentall, P., "United Nations Targeted Sanctions and Other Policy Tools: Diplomacy, Legal, Use of Force" in: Biersteker T.J. (et al.), Targeted Sanctions: the Impacts and Effectiveness of United Nations Action, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- Blockmans, S., "EU Global Peace Diplomacy: Institutional Framework", in: Stahn, C. and H. Melber (eds.), Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency: Rethinking Human Security and Ethics in the Spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- Boutros-Ghali, B., "The Challenges of Preventive Diplomacy: the Role of the United Nations and its Secretary-General", In: Cahill, K.M., History and Hope : the International Humanitarian Reader, The Center for International Humanitarian, 2013.
- Cohen, R., "Diplomacy through the Ages", In: P. Kerr and G. Wiseman (eds.), Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices, New York, Oxford University Press, 2013, pp. 15-30.
- Foucher, M., "Diplomatie: Un Art et un Technique", dans: Dahan, P. (dir.), Diplomates: Dans le Secret de la Négociation, Paris, CNRS Éditions, 2016, pp. 19-36.
- Farer, T., "Diplomacy and International Law", In: Cooper, A.F. (et al.), The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2013, pp. 493-509.
- Hurd, I., "Law and the practice of Diplomacy", International Journal (2011), pp. 581-596.
- Murthy, S.L., "Can International Water Law be a Tool for Water Diplomacy?", in: Humanitäres Völkerrecht, Vol. 27, afl. 1, pp. 17-25, 2014.
- Muchlinski, P.T., "The Diplomatic Protection of Foreign Investors: a Tale of Judicial Caution", in: International Investment Law for the 21st Century: Essays in Honour of Christoph Schreuer, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2009, pp. 341-362.
- Parry, J.E.,"Theory and Practice of Multilateral Diplomacy", in: Satow, E.M. and I. Roberts (ed.), Satow's Diplomatic Practice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 299-304.
- Roberts, I., "Functions of Diplomatic Missions and Consulates", in: Satow, E.M. and I. Roberts (ed.), Satow's Diplomatic Practice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 71-80.
- Roberts, I.,Terrorism and Diplomacy, in: Satow, E.M. and I. Roberts (ed.), Satow's Diplomatic Practice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 180-196.
- Slim, H., "Humanitarian Diplomacy: The ICRC's Neutral and Impartial Advocacy in Armed Conflicts, Ethics & International Affairs, Vol. 33 (2019), No. 1, pp. 67-77.
- Toscano, R., "The Ethics of Modern Diplomacy", In: J.-M. Coicaud and D. Warner (eds.), Ethics and International Affairs: Extent and Limits, Tokyo, United Nations University Press, 2013.
- Wallensteen, P., "Dag Hammarskjöld's Diplomacy: Lessons Learned", In: Stahn, C. and H. Melber (eds.), Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency: Rethinking Human Security and Ethics in the Spirit of Dag Hammarskjöld, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- Willmot, H. (et al.) (eds.), "Security Council Diplomacy on the Protection of Civilians: a Convoluted History", in:
The Protection of Civilians, Stagno Ugarte, B., Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016.
Books about diplomatic and consular law
- Arredondo, R., Derecho Diplomatico y Consular, Buenos Aires, Abeledo Perrot, 2016.
- Badia Marti, A., Huici Sancho, L., Nuevos planteamientos en diplomacia : la diplomacia humanitaria, Madrid, Marcial Pons, 2020.
- Behrens, P., Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Behrens, P., Diplomatic Interference and the Law, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2016.
- Bruns, K., A Cornerstone of Modern Diplomacy, Britain and the Negotiation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, New York, Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
- Carter, J.G., Diplomatic Immunity: Privileges and Abuses, New York, Nova Science Publishers, 2011.
- Correia Brito, W.A., Diplomacia e Direito Diplomático, Curitiba, Juruá Editora, 2016.
- Curti Gialdino, C., Lineamenti di diritto diplomatico e consolare, Torino, G. Giappichelli Editore, 2015. [E-book].
- Denza, E., Diplomatic Law, Commentary on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Ellis, M.S. (et al.) (eds.), Justice and Diplomacy : Resolving Contradictions in Diplomatic Practice and International Humanitarian Law, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- Faro, S. (et al.) (eds.), European Citizenship and Consular Protection : New Trends in European Law and National Law, Napoli, Ed. Scientifica, 2012.
- Ismail, M.B.A., Islamic Law and Transnational Diplomatic Law : a Quest for Complementarity in Divergent Legal Theories, Houndmills, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
- Novaković, M., Diplomatic Immunity. Evolution and Recent Country Developments, Singapore, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. [E-book].
- O'Keefe, R., The United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their Property : a Commentary, Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Orakhelashvili, A., Research Handbook on Jurisdiction and Immunities in International Law, Cheltenham, Elgar, 2015.
- Panebianco, M., Codici Diplomatici Internazionali e Diritto Europeo, Napoli, Editoriale scientifica, 2017.
- Vilariño Pintos, E., Curso de Derecho Diplomático y Consular, Madrid,Tecnos, 2018.
- Vilariño Pintos, E. (ed.), Normas Básicas de Derecho Diplomático y Consular : Internacionales e Internas, Madrid, Tecnos, 2017.
- Yturriaga, J.A., Los Órganos del Estado Para las Relaciones Exteriores : Compendio de Derecho Diplomático y Consular, Madrid, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Secretaría General Técnica, D.L. 2015.
- Simon, D. (Ed.), Le Droit International des Immunités : Constantes et Ruptures, Paris, Pedone, 2015.
- Smolinska, A.M. (et al.) (dir.), Droit International des Relations Diplomatiques et Consulaires, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2015.
- Strauss, M.J., Territorial Leasing in Diplomacy and International Law, Leiden, Brill Nijhoff, 2015.
Articles about diplomatic law and consular law
- Bao, Y., “The Protection of Public Safety and Human Life vs the Inviolability of Mission Premises : a Dilemma faced by the Receiving State”, In: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 149-171.
- Barder, B., “A Former Diplomat's Reflections on the Vienna Convention”, Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, pp. 15-22.
- Behrens, P., “Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium”, In: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp 3-14.
- Behrens, P., “Diplomatic Law Today : Has the Vienna Convention met its Expectations?”, In: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, 365-392.
- Behrens, P., “Diplomats Bearing Presents: Diplomatic Funding under International Law”, Houston Journal of International Law, Vol. 39 (2017), No. 3, pp. 645-694.
- Behrens, P., “The Personal Inviolability of Diplomatic Agents in Emergency Situations”, In: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 75-97.
- Behrens, P., "The Duty of Non-Interference", In: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 272-294.
- Bergmar, N.M, "Demanding Accountability Where Accountability Is Due: a Functional Necessity Approach to Diplomatic Immunity under the Vienna Convention", Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 47 (2014), No. 2, pp. 501-530.
- Blank, L.R., "The Limits of Inviolability: The Parameters for Protection of United Nations Facilities during Armed Conflict", International Law Studies, Vol. 93 (2017), pp. 45-101.
- Bruns, K., “On the Road to Vienna : the Role of the International Law Commission in the Codification of Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities, 1949-1958”, In: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 54-71.
- Butler, G., “The European Union and Diplomatic Law : an Emerging Actor in Twenty-First Century Diplomacy” , In: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, 319-340.
- Carpanelli, E., "On the Inviolability of Diplomatic Archives and Documents: the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to the Test of WikiLeaks", Rivista di Diritto Internazionale, Vol. 98 (2015), No. 3, pp. 834-851.
- Craig Barker, J., “In Praise of a Self-Contained Regime : Why the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations Remains Important Today”, In: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 23-40.
- Craig Barker, J., “Shared Foundations and Conceptual Differentiation in Immunities From Jurisdiction”, in: Orakhelashvili, A. (ed.), Research Handbook on Jurisdiction and Immunities in International Law, 2015, pp 185-204.
- Crosbie, W., “A Consular Code to Supplement the VCCR”, The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, Vol. 13 (2018), No. 2, p. 233-243.
- Curti Gialdino, C., "Alcuni Nuovi Profili in Tema di Immunità Diplomatiche, Rivista OIDU, No. 4 (2018), p. 428-434.
- Denza, E., “Diplomatic and Consular Immunities - Trends and Challenges”, in: Ruys, T. (et al.)(eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Immunities and International Law, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 2019, pp. 433-451.
- Denza, E., "Nationality and Diplomatic Protection, Netherlands International Law Review, Vol. 65 (2018), No. 3, pp. 463-480.
- Dickson , F., “Skirting Officialdom : Sub-State Diplomats and the VCDR Lessons from Scotland and Wales”, in: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 341-362.
- Duquet, S., "Bound or Unbridled? A Legal Perspective on the Diplomatic Functions of European Union Delegations", The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, Vol. 13 (2018), No. 1, pp. 21-40.
- Duquet, S., "Immunities of Diplomatic and Consular Personnel - An Overview", in: Ruys, T. (et al.)(eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Immunities and International Law, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 2019, pp. 411-432.
- Duquet, S., and J. Wouters, “Legal Duties of Diplomats Today”, in: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 247-271.
- Duxbury, A., “Intersections Between Diplomatic Immunities and the Immunities of International Organizations”, in: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 172-178
- Falconi Puig, J.E., “Contemporary Developments Relating to the Inviolability of Mission Premises”, in: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 172-178
- Fedele, D., "The Renewal of Early-Modern Scholarship on the Ambassador : Pierre Ayrault on Diplomatic Immunity", Journal of the History of International Law, Vol. 18 (2016), No. 4, pp. 449-468.
- Fernandez Pasarin, A.M., "Consulates and Consular Diplomacy", in: Constantinou, C.M. (et al.) (eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy, Los Angeles, Sage, 2016, pp. 161-170.
- Foakes, J.S., and E. Denza, “The Appointment and Functions of Consuls”, in: Satow, E.M., and I. Roberts (eds.), Satow's Diplomatic Practice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 120-142.
- Foakes, J.S., and E. Denza, “Privileges and Immunities of Diplomatic Missions”, in: Satow, E.M., and I. Roberts (eds.), Satow's Diplomatic Practice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 222-245.
- Foakes, J.S., and E. Denza, “Privileges and Immunities of Diplomatic Agents”, in: Satow, E.M., and I. Roberts (eds.), Satow's Diplomatic Practice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 246-291.
- Foakes, J.S., and E. Denza, "Consular Access and Protection", in: Satow, E.M., and I. Roberts (eds.), Satow's Diplomatic Practice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 143-152.
- Fox, H., "Privileges and Immunities of the State, the Head of State, State Officials, and State Agencies", in: Satow, E.M., and I. Roberts (eds.), Satow's Diplomatic Practice, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 199-221.
- Galway Buys, C., "Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (The 50th Anniversary of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations)", Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Vol. 38 (2013), No. 1-2, pp. 57-72.
- Garnett, R., “State and Diplomatic Immunity and Employment Rights: European Law to the Rescue”, The International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 64 (2015), No. 4, pp. 783-827.
- Grané Labat, P. and N. Burke, “The Protection of Diplomatic Correspondence in the Digital Age : Time to revise the Vienna Convention?”, in: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 204-230.
- Graebner, R.J., "Dialogue and Divergence : the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations in German, American, and International Courts", Georgetown Journal of International Law, Vol. 42 (2011), No. 2, pp. 605-638.
- Grey McCroskey, S., "Expanding the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations: Protecting Children by Protecting Their Parents", Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 46 (2013), No. 5, pp. 1423-1450.
- Hoppe, C., "Trends and Trials : the Implementation of Consular Rights a Decade after "Lagrand"", in: Fastenrath, U. (et al.)(eds.), From Bilateralism to Community Interest : Essays in Honour of Judge Bruno Simma, Oxford,Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 944-960.
- Hoss, C., “Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (Paraguay v. United States of America), 1998”, in: Wojcikiewicz Almeida, P., and J.M. Sorel (Eds.), Latin America and the International Court of Justice : Contributions to International Law, Abingdon, Routledge, 2017, pp. 145-156.
- Iriñiz Casás, N., “Views of a Delegate to the 1961 Vienna Conference”, in: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017, pp. 43-53.
- Kovács, P., and T.V. Ádány, “Admission into Diplomatic Buildings as an Alternative or Substitute to Diplomatic Asylum?”, Nigerian Yearbook of International Law (2017), pp. 77-107.
- Kerikmäe, T. and K. Veski, “La Competencia del Cónsul Honorario como un Órgano Administrativo con Base en El Ejemplo Estonio”, Revista EJIL : EAFIT Journal of International Law, Vol. 5 (2014), No. 1, pp. 7-24.
- Kovács, P., and T.V. Ádány, “The Non-Customary Practice of Diplomatic Asylum”, in: Behrens, P. (ed.), Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017,pp. 179-203.
- Kovács, P., and T.V. Ádány, “Admission into Diplomatic Buildings as an Alternative or Substitute to Diplomatic Asylum?”, Nigerian Yearbook of International Law (2017), Page 77-107.
- Kumari, L. and A. Jha, “Privileges and Immunities of Diplomats and Consuls: South Asian Perspective”, in: Khaul, J.L, and A. Jha, Shifting Horizons of Public International Law : A South Asian Perspective, New Delhi, Springer, 2018, pp. 313-333.
- Llanes Torres, O.B., La Autonomía del Derecho Diplomático, Anuario Hispano-Luso-Americano de Derecho Internacional, Vol. 22 (2015), pp. 251-258.
- Lovane, M., “ L'Affaire de l'Immunité Juridictionnelle de l'Allemagne Devant les Tribunaux Italiens: une Tentative Extrême d'Assurer le Respect du Droit International des Droits de l'Homme ou un Exemple de Protection Diplomatique par les Juges? ”, Triggiani, E. (et al.) (a cura di), Dialoghi Con Ugo Villani (Vol. 1), Bari, Cacucci Editore, 2017, pp. 695-699.
- Lucero, E.S., "Protección Diplomática y Consular", Lecciones de Derecho Internacional Público, pp. 917-932.
- Morais, R.S., "Uma Releitura da Proteção Diplomática no Direito Internacional Contemporâneo: um Ohar Sobre a Jurisdição da CIJ e su Impacto nos Estados", in: Menezes, W., Tribunais Internacionais e a Relação Entre o Direito Internacional e o Direito Interno, Belo Horizonte, Arraes Editores, 2017, pp. 420-428.
- Moraru, M.B., "Securing Consular Protection of the EU Citizens Abroad: what Role for the EU?", in: Govaere, I., and S. Poli (eds.) , EU Management of Global Emergencies : Legal Framework for Combating Threats and Crises, Leiden, Brill Nijhoff, 2014, pp. 147-193.
- Mullally, S., and C. Murphy, “Double Jeopardy: Domestic Workers in Diplomatic Households and Jurisdictional Immunities”, in: The American Journal of Comparative Law : A Quarterly, Vol. 64 (2016), No. 3, p. 677-719.
- Petit de Gabriel, E.W., "Los "Derechos Consulares" de los Extranjeros Detenidos: ¿Nuevas Cartas en la Baraja de los Derechos Fundamentales?", Revista Electrónica de Estudios Internacionales, No. 33 (2017), pp. 1-67.
- Polak, M.J., “The Jadhav Case and the Right to Consular Assistance: ‘Confessions’, Spies, and Remedies in International Law”, Indian Journal of International Law Vol. 57 (2017), No. 3-4, p. 385–409.
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Periodicals, serial publications
- Affaires Étrangères. Revue Mensuelle de Documentation Internationale et Diplomatique
- Albert Shaw Lectures on Diplomatic History
- Archives Diplomatiques Pour l'Histoire du Tems et des États
- Brill Research Perspectives. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
- British and Foreign State Papers
- Cass Series Diplomats and Diplomacy
- Clingendael Diplomacy Papers
- DEP: Diplomacia, Estratégia, Política
- Diplomacia Academia Diplomática de Chile
- Diplomatic Record
- Diplomatic Studies
- Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Series on Diplomatic and Economic History
- History of International Relations, Diplomacy, and Intelligence
- I Documenti Diplomatici Italiani
- Studia Diplomatica
- The Hague Journal of Diplomacy
- Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations
- World Diplomatic Directory and World Diplomatic Biography : A Comprehensive Directory and Who's Who of the Diplomatic and Consular Professions of All Nations, Including United Nations and Specialized Agencies' Personnel
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- Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law, Diplomatic Communications, Forms of, by Paul Behrens.
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