Right of legation (
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
''ius legationis'') is one of the basic attributes of state sovereignty and denotes the power of
subject of international law to send its own (active legation) and receive others' (passive legation)
diplomatic representatives, but only with the mutual consent of those concerned.
It is the right of a
subject of international law to maintain or not maintain diplomatic relations with another subject of international law. The right of legation does not create an obligation to send its representatives to other states and to receive foreign representatives. Indeed, the establishment of diplomatic relations is based on mutual consent.
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Works cited
*{{cite book , last = Satow , first = Ernest , year = 2011 , chapter = The Right of Legation , editor-last = Satow , editor-first = Ernest , title = A Guide to Diplomatic Practice , series = Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General , pages = 175–180 , location = Cambridge , publisher = Cambridge University Press , doi = 10.1017/CBO9780511995194.014 , isbn = 9780511995194
Diplomacy
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