Abstract

This research examines a range of diplomatic immunities and privileges granted to diplomatic envoys, based on the scholarly opinions of Maliki jurists and the provisions of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The significance of this research lies in clarifying the immunities and privileges granted to diplomatic envoys in order to facilitate the effective and unhindered performance of their duties. It also highlights the concern of the receiving state for the inviolability of the diplomatic envoy’s person and for protecting him from any form of assault that may affect him while carrying out his functions. The study adopts a combination of descriptive, deductive, and comparative approaches. The central research question is: How can convergence be achieved between the views of Maliki jurists and international law regarding the diplomatic immunities and privileges granted to diplomatic envoys? The researcher concludes that the diplomatic immunities and privileges provided for diplomatic envoys under international law are firmly rooted in Maliki jurisprudence. This demonstrates that Maliki jurists had an early, substantive, and practical contribution to the development and establishment of the rules of international law applicable in this field.

Keywords

Immunities; Privileges; Maliki Jurisprudence; Diplomatic Envoy; International Law.