Embassy §

• What are embassies?
  • Embassies are bodies/institutions/buildings
    • Located in country A
    • Staffed by country B
  • Embassies are the normal means and institution through which conduct of diplomacy between any two nations
• History and evolution of embassy

What are the different types of embassies? §

• Normal embassy
• Fortress Embassy
• Mini-Embassy
• Militarized Embassy

Embassy and staff’s priviledges or Diplomatic Immunities §

• Embassies and its staffs needed special ‘privileges and immunities’ under local criminal and civil law
  • to effectively conduct their role and activities without local harrassment or pressure.
• Why do Embassies have priviledges
  • Embassies are the extension of sovereignty of the sending state
  • Ambassator is a full-representation of a sovereing state.

Problems of Diplomats and Embassies §

• Clientelism of corruption, use of public power for self-gain
• Localism the disconnect of overseas diplomats from interests at home, while turning to represent the host country by ‘going native’
  • Having a wife in hosting country
• Some say embassies are obsolete, while others think the opposite.

Notes §

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Question

• Does the different types of embassies exist in Cambodia?
• Compare and contrast the differences between each type of embassy?

• Cambodia’s embassies were establised after the colonization of France

• Key Terms

  • VCDR: Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations: that established diplomatic immunities

References §

1. C08-Embassies-EDPSE - Economic Development, 11th Edition (The Pearson Series in Economics, 2011)