Table of Contents

I Diplomacy in General
1: Sir Ivor Roberts: Diplomacy - a short history
2: Sir Ivor Roberts and Lady Hazel Fox: Ministers for Foreign Affairs
3: Sir Ivor Roberts: Titles, precedence and ceremonial
4: Sir Ivor Roberts: Language, forms and means of diplomatic intercourse
5: Sir Ivor Roberts: Credentials and full powers
II Diplomatic Relations
6: Eileen Denza: Legal Framework and Functions of Diplomatic Missions
7: Eileen Denza: Formal Aspects of Diplomatic Relations
III Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
8: Eileen Denza: Privileges and Immunties of Diplomatic Missions
9: Eileen Denza: Privileges and Immunities of diplomatic agents
10: Eileen Denza: Families, junior staff and local nationals
11: Eileen Denza: Diplomatic agents in third states
12: Lady Hazel Fox: Privileges and immunities of the head of a foreign state and ministers
13: Sir Ivor Roberts and Eileen Denza: Special Missions
IV Diplomatic Missions
14: Eileen Denza: The diplomatic corps
15: Eileen Denza: Persona non grata, breach of relations and other endings to appointments and missions
16: Eileen Denza: Protection of Interests
17: Sir Ivor Roberts: Protection of embassies and diplomats from terrorist and other attacks
V Consular Matters
18: Eileen Denza: The appointment of Consuls
19: Eileen Denza: Functions, privileges and immunities of consuls
20: Eileen Denza: Consular access and protection
VI International Organisations
1Eileen Denza and Lady Hazel Fox: Legal Framework for multilateral diplomacy
22: Sir Emyr Jones Parry and Elizabeth Wilmshurst: The UN - Its life and work including evolution of international law and peaceful settlement of international disputes
23: Sir Emyr Jones Parry and Elizabeth Wilmshurst: The UN - I The Charter and its operation
24: Sir Emyr Jones Parry: The UN - II Specialised Agencies, regional commissions and special bodies
25: Sir Ivor Roberts: The G8, G20, WTO, OECD, IMF, and IBRD
26: Paul Berman: The European Union - I Development, Structure, and Decision-Making
27: Eileen Denza and Sir Emyr Jones Parry: The European Union - II External Relations
28: Sir Ivor Roberts: Other international and regional organisations Commonwealth, NATO, Council of Europe, OAS, AU, ASEAN, CIS, Francophonie, Arab League, Organization of the Islamic Conference, OSCE
VII The Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes and the Development and Role of International Criminal Tribunals
29: Sir Emyr Jones Parry and Elizabeth Wilmshurst: Peaceful settlement of international disputes
30: Elizabeth Wilmhurst: The International Court of Justice
31: Elizabeth Wilmhurst: International war crimes tribunals and the International Criminal Court
VIII Alternative and Non-State Diplomacy
32: Sir Ivor Roberts: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
33: Sir Ivor Roberts: Secret or back-Channel diplomacy, religious diplomacy, and business-orientated diplomatic advisors
IX International Transactions
34: Sir Frank Berman and David Bentley: International conferences
35: Sir Frank Berman and David Bentley: Treaties and other international instruments - I General Definition, Memorandum of Understanding, Treaty, Convention, Agreement, Protocol, Declaration, Exchange of Notes, Treaty Formalities, Treaties in More than one Language
36: Sir Frank Berman and David Bentley: Treaties and other international instruments - II Pact, Constitution, Charter, Statute, Regulations, Concordat, Additional Articles
37: Sir Frank Berman and David Bentley: Treaties and other international instruments - III Act, General Act, Final Act Modus Vivendi, Compromis (Special Agreement)
38: Sir Frank Berman and David Bentley: Treaties and other international instruments - IV Ratification, Accession, Acceptance, and Approval
39: Sir Frank Berman and David Bentley: Treaties and other international instruments - V Reservations, Termination, Registration, Treaty Succession
X Envoi
40: Sir Ivor Roberts and Sir Emyr Jones Parry: Advice to Diplomats
Appendix I
The Language of Diplomacy
Appendix II
Conferences
Appendix III
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961)
Appendix IV
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963)
Appendix V
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969)

About the Author

Sir Ivor Roberts entered the Diplomatic Service in 1968. From 1989 to 1993 he was Minister in the British Embassy in Madrid. He was appointed Chargé d'Affaires and Consul - General in Belgrade in March 1994, and after recognition of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by the United Kingdom, he became Ambassador. During his time in Belgrade he conducted negotiations on behalf of the international mediators (Lord Owen and Carl Bildt) with both the Yugoslav
authorities and the Bosnian Serbs.

From January 1998 to February 1999 he was on a sabbatical as a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony's College, Oxford, writing and lecturing on his experiences in Yugoslavia. From February 1999 to March 2003 he served as British Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland and from May 2003 to September 2006 as Ambassador to Italy and to San Marino.

He retired from the Diplomatic Service in September 2006 on his election as the President of Trinity College.

Reviews

`The only book that explains both what diplomacy is and how it is organised across the world, with the UK at the centre...an extremely interesting account of how diplomacy works and what its machinery does...and absolutely up to date.'
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