[lbo-talk] UK threatens to storm Ecuadorean Embassy, kidnap Assange

[Wendy Lyon]

On 17 August 2012 21:11, Joseph Catron <jncatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's a question for those more knowledgeable: If Ecuador exercises its
> somewhat-less-nuclear option of issuing Assange a diplomatic passport, is
> any British approval of his appointment necessary before his immunity takes
> effect?

The British could declare him persona non grata and order his
appointment terminated. In the circumstances it's questionable whether
the usual requirement would reply, of giving the sending state a
reasonable time to comply with the order.


> What if his post is to a non-British entity - say, some UN agency?

He'd only have immunity in relation to his official UN duties.