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Member State
Italy
Themes
Type of document
Jurisprudence
Permanent link to the contribution
http://www.cahdidatabases.coe.int/C/Immunities/Italy/1999/186
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Database of the CAHDI "The immunities of States and international organisations" - contribution of Italy - Jurisprudence of 27/05/1999

British General Consulate in Milan (State) v. Sala (individual)

Author(ity)

Supreme Court of Cassation

Date of the decision, of the judgment

27/05/1999

Points of law

Working activities not related to the organization and operative structure of a Consulate, are submitted to the jurisdiction of Italian judges.

Summary of the case

Under article 43 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of April 24, 1963, an Italian judge has jurisdiction on the request for payment of sums of money, submitted by an employer against a foreign Consulate, in case the relevant working relation does not consist of the exercise of organisation powers of the foreign State.

Sources

Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale, 1999, 628

Additional information (explanations, notes, etc.)

Article 43 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963