 Parties to the convention Parties Signatories Non-signatories | |
| Drafted | 22 April 1963 |
|---|---|
| Signed | 24 April 1963 |
| Location | Vienna |
| Effective | 19 March 1967 |
| Condition | Ratification by 22 states |
| Signatories | 48 |
| Parties | 182 (as of November 2021)[1] |
| Depositary | UN Secretary-General (Convention and the two Protocols)[2] Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Austria (Final Act)[2] |
| Citations | 596 U.N.T.S. 261; 23 U.S.T. 3227 |
| Languages | Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish[2] |
| Full text | |
 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations at Wikisource | |
The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations is an international treaty that defines a framework for consular relations between sovereign states. It codifies many consular practices that originated from state custom and various bilateral agreements between states.[3]
Consuls have traditionally been employed to represent the interests of states or their nationals at an embassy or consulate in another country. The Convention defines and articulates the functions, rights, and immunities accorded to consular officers and their offices, as well as the rights and duties of "receiving States" (where the consul is based) and "sending States" (the state the consul represents).
Adopted in 1963, and in force since 1967, the treaty has been ratified by 182 states.[1]
- ^ a b "Vienna Convention on Consular Relations". United Nations Treaty Collection.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
untreatywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Michael John Garcia, "Vienna Convention on Consular Relations: Overview of U.S. Implementation and International Court of Justice (ICJ) Interpretation of Consular Notification Requirements", CRS Report for Congress (May 17, 2004), https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32390.pdf