Diplomatic relations — Diplomatic immunity — Diplomatic agents — Family of diplomatic agent — Extent of immunity — Child custody dispute between diplomatic agent and spouse — Jurisdiction of courts of receiving State — Immunity of diplomatic agent after termination of appointment — Immunity in respect of official acts — Limits — Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961, Articles 1, 31, 32 and 37 — Relevance of human rights agreements — European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, 1950

State immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — Immunity of State officials for official acts — Extent — Diplomat returning to sending State with children — Whether an official act — Whether official immune in action in courts of receiving State — Relationship between State immunity and diplomatic immunity

Treaties — Effect in national law — Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 1980 — The law of England