Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Diplomatic envoys and their staff — Immunity from civil jurisdiction — Whether absolute — Position of insurers — Action by injured third party — Insurer's right to cite insured in such action — Waiver of right — The law of Belgium.

Sovereignty and independence — Conduct of foreign relations Conclusiveness of statements of Executive — Exemption of foreign diplomatic staff from jurisdiction of local courts — Certificate of Executive as to whether court has jurisdiction — The law of Austria.

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Exemptions from — Foreign States Diplomatic representatives of — Jurisdiction of courts of receiving State — Criterion of whether State has acted in sovereign or commercial capacity — Whether relevant analogy with acts of diplomatic representatives in official and private capacities — The law of Austria.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Subordinate members of diplomatic staff — Jurisdiction of courts of receiving State — Whether rules in respect of jurisdiction over foreign States are applicable by analogy — Jurisdiction in respect of official and private acts of diplomatic representatives — Whether distinction appropriate — Civil action against press attaché for damages for careless driving — Whether Austrian courts will exercise jurisdiction.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of diplomatic premises — Waiver by embassy minister — Request to local police to enter and arrest trespassers — International law as understood by courts of United States of America.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Immunity from jurisdiction when in transit through third State — Whether immune from criminal prosecution when suspended by own Government after arrest — Effect of waiver of immunity by own Government — International law as understood by United States of America.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Diplomatic staff — Military attaché — Importation of goods in violation of customs and excise laws — Liability of goods to customs duty — Status of goods as smuggled goods.

Consuls — Privileges and immunities of — Whether Consul exempt from application of local traffic law — Jurisdiction of local courts — The law of Argentina.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Diplomatic envoys and their staff — Whether exempt from application of local traffic laws — Jurisdiction of local courts — The law of Argentina.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Subordinate members of diplomatic staff — Criminal proceedings — Waiver of immunity by diplomatic agent — Relevance of approval of diplomat's Embassy — The law of Argentina.

International law — Relation to municipal law — Restitution Law in Germany — Overriding effect of international law.

Treaties — Special kinds of — Peace treaties — Peace Treaty with Japan, 1951, Articles 14 and 16 — Exemption of property used for diplomatic or consular purposes from seizure in respect of reparations or indemnity — Exemption of such property “ owned ” by Japan — Effect of restitution claim in respect of such property in Germany — Validity of ownership put in issue.

War — In general — Termination of war — Obligation of defeated State to terminate diplomatic relations with other States — Effect of intention to restore such relations — Immunity of diplomatic premises — Whether such intention effective to prevent termination of immunity — Japanese Surrender, 1945 — Termination of diplomatic relations with Germany.

Belligerent occupation — Legislative functions of Occupant — Legislation promulgated by Occupant — Special nature of — Extension of application by analogy — Allied Kommandatura Law No. 7 — Immunity from jurisdiction of German courts of persons accredited to Allied Control Council — Whether applicable by analogy to foreign States.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Diplomatic premises — Requirement of actual use and possession of property for diplomatic purposes — Cessation of such use on obligatory termination of diplomatic relations after war — Effect of Intention to restore such relations — Termination of relations between Japan and Germany in 1945 — Legal basis of diplomatic immunity — Comity and reciprocity as origin of immunity — Rejection of theory of absolute exterritoriality — Theory of functional necessity — Relation to maxim ne impediatur legatio — Relation of immunity of premises to personal immunity of envoy — Relevance of distance of premises from capital — Property in Berlin — Relevance of intention to use property for diplomatic purposes before Berlin again the capital of Germany.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Retinue of diplomatic staff — Chauffeur to Embassy — Whether possessing “diplomatic status” — The law of Argentina.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Subordinate members of diplomatic staff — Exemption from jurisdiction of local courts — Commercial attachés — Whether entitled to claim exemption — The law of Italy.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Administrative employee — Whether enjoying “diplomatic status” — The law of Argentina.

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Exemptions from — Property of foreign States — Real property — Whether subject to jurisdiction of local State — Distinction between imperium and dominium — Relevance of use of premises for diplomatic purposes — The law of Germany.

Diplomatic and consular intercourse — Miscellaneous — Diplomatic premises — Immunity of — Relevance of number and location of embassy buildings — Relevance of distance of premises from capital.

Belligerent occupation — Legislative functions of Occupant — Legislation promulgated by Occupant — Whether binding on other enemy States in relation to property and transactions in occupied territory — Restitution Law promulgated by Three Western Powers in Germany — Whether applicable to property of Hungarian State in Germany.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Diplomatic premises — Immunity from jurisdiction — Theory of imperium of local sovereign — Principle of exterritoriality — Extent to which valid in contemporary international law — Extent to which derived from person of envoy — Theory of functional necessity — Relevance of distance of diplomatic premises from capital — Effect of termination of diplomatic use of premises — Relevance of involuntary nature of termination — Distinction between temporary cessation of use through suspension of diplomatic relations and permanent termination of use — Immunity of premises from jurisdiction of special courts — Restitution courts — Nature of restitution proceedings — Relevance of fact that restitution claims are claims in rem — Competence of restitution court to determine ancillary claims in personam — Waiver of immunity — Whether purchase of real property for embassy premises by contract subject to local law amounts to implied waiver.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Appointment of — Whether consent of receiving State required — Effect of failure to notify receiving State — The law of Switzerland.

Representatives accredited to United Nations — Member of staff of permanent delegation of Member State — Whether notification to receiving State of such appointment required.

States as international persons — Sovereignty and independence — Conduct of foreign relations — Effect of statements of Executive — Letter from Foreign Office relating to status of "Commercial Department" of foreign Embassy — The law of France.

Jurisdiction — Exemptions from — Foreign States — "Commercial Department" of foreign Embassy — Whether immunity distinct from immunity of Embassy — Whether immunity waived by terms of lease — The law of France.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Official premises — Whether including offices of “Commercial Department” — Whether conclusion of lease constitutes waiver of immunity — The law of France.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Position and functions of "Commercial Department" of foreign Embassy — Whether distinct from Embassy — Waiver of immunity — Whether waived by lease — Effect of clause submitting to local jurisdiction — Whether waiver can be implied — The law of France.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and Immunities of — Official residence of diplomatic envoy — Whether offences committed In Embassy premises fall within jurisdiction of local courts — Embassy servants — Relevance of nationality of persons charged — The law of Argentina.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Subordinate members of diplomatic staff — Criminal proceedings — Waiver of immunity — The law of Argentina.

International law — Relation to municipal law — International law expressly part of municipal law by Constitution — Basic Law of Federal Republic of Germany, Article 25 — Applicability of Article 25 to West Berlin — Application of international law by West Berlin courts apart from Article 25.

States as international persons — Sovereignty and independence — Conclusiveness of statements of Executive — Recognition of Government as de jure Government of foreign State — Special court established by agreement between several States — Who is "Executive" for such a Court — Supreme Restitution Courts in GermanyRecognition of National Government of Republic of Latvia as de jure Government of State of Latvia by Governments of France, United Kingdom, United States of America and Federal Republic of Germany.

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Exemptions from — Property of foreign States — Real property — Whether subject to jurisdiction of local State — Distinction between imperium and dominium — Relevance of use of premises for diplomatic purposes — The law of Germany.

Diplomatic and consular intercourse — Miscellaneous — Diplomatic premises — Immunity of — Relevance of number and location of embassy buildings — Relevance of distance of premises from capital.

Warfare on land — Occupation of enemy territory — Legislative functions of Occupant — Applicability of international law to legislation promulgated by Occupant — Special nature of such legislation in relation to international law — Restitution Laws promulgated by Western Powers in West Germany.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Diplomatic premises — Immunity from jurisdiction — Theory of imperium of local sovereign — Principle of exterritoriality — Extent of validity in contemporary international law — Extent to which immunity derived from person of envoy — Comity and reciprocity as origin of immunity — Present legal basis of immunity — Theory of functional necessity — Relevance of distance of diplomatic premises from capital — Property in West Berlin — Effect of termination of diplomatic use of premises — Relevance of involuntary nature of termination — Distinction between temporary cessation of use through suspension of diplomatic relations and termination of use.

Succession of Governments — In general — Succession with regard to contractual obligations — Waiver of diplomatic immunity in contract for purchase of premises to be used as legation — Whether binding on successor Government — Contract made by Kingdom of Bulgaria — Whether binding on Government of People's Republic of Bulgaria.

Jurisdiction — Exemptions from — Foreign States — Waiver of immunity — Express waiver in contract of purchase of land and premises — Submission to jurisdiction of local courts — Effect and scope of such clause.

Jurisdiction — Territorial — Exemptions from — Property of foreign States — Real property — Whether subject to jurisdiction of local State — Distinction between imperium and dominium — Relevance of use of premises for diplomatic purposes — The law of Germany.

Diplomatic and consular intercourse — Miscellaneous — Diplomatic premises — Immunity of — Relevance of number and location of embassy buildings — Relevance of distance of premises from capital.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Diplomatic premises — Immunity from jurisdiction — Theory of imperium of local sovereign — Principle of exterritoriality — Extent of validity in contemporary international law — Extent to which immunity derived from person of envoy — Theory of functional necessity — Relevance of distance of diplomatic premises from capital — Effect of termination of diplomatic use of premises — Relevance of involuntary nature of termination — Distinction between temporary cessation of use through suspension of diplomatic relations and permanent termination of use — Immunity of premises from jurisdiction of special courts — Restitution courts — Nature of restitution proceedings — Relevance of fact that restitution claims are claims in rem — Competence of restitution court to determine ancillary claims in personam.

Permanent diplomatic envoys — Privileges and immunities of — Family of diplomatic envoy — Whether entitled to immunity — Meaning of “family” — Position of son of diplomat — Requirement of “ordinary residence with” or “control of” father — Whether subject to paternal jurisdiction of British Crown — Power of Chancery Division of High Court — The law of England.

Permanent Diplomatic Envoys — Privileges and Immunities of — Subordinate Members of the Diplomatic Staff — Commercial Attaché.