Among the most important privileges and immunities is the inviolability of the premises: the premises of a mission can be entered by the authorities of the state to which a mission is accredited only with the consent of the head of the mission the mission premises must be protected by the authorities by all appropriate measures from any transgressions or damages and from any violation of the tranquillity of the mission and the premises enjoy immunity from search, requisition, arrest, and other similar actions. The convention distinguishes between the privileges and immunities of the diplomatic mission as a whole and the personal privileges and immunities of the diplomatic and technical personnel of the mission. The convention establishes three classes of heads of diplomatic missions: ambassador, minister, and chargé d’affaires. The convention regulates the procedure for establishing diplomatic relations and diplomatic missions, defines their functions, such as representation of the mission’s state in the state to which it is accredited and defense of the interests of its state and its citizens and establishes the procedure for appointing and recalling the head of a diplomatic mission and its personnel. 1, 1970, 105 states, including the USSR, the Byelorussian SSR and the Ukrainian SSR, were parties to the convention.
An international convention codifying the norms of international law with respect to diplomatic representations.
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