The State v. Mattei and Others.

Abstract

International law — Relation to municipal law — Diplomatic Note purporting to provide for jurisdictional immunity of member of governmental Commission — Local legislation not in conformitywith Note — Whether Note constitutes an international agreement — Whether terms of Note prevail over local law — The law of the United Arab Republic.

Diplomatic privileges and immunities — Miscellaneous — Member of governmental Commission temporarily in foreign State with its consent and pursuant to treaty — French Property Commission in Egypt — Allegations of espionage — Whether entitled to immunity from jurisdiction — Entitlement to immunity derived from terms of diplomatic note and from local legislation, which were not identical — Whether diplomatic note constitutes international agreement — Whether terms of diplomatic note prevail over local law — Entitlement of ad hoc official missions to immunity under customary international law — The law of the United Arab Republic.