ABC of Diplomacy
The ABC of Diplomacy is a glossary of alphabetically ordered key words that explain frequently used terms and provides information about the law and customs governing international relations. The brochure is available free of charge in German, French, Italian and English. It is also available as a class set.
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Publication: 2008 Number of pages: 40 Languages: de/fr/it/en
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Accreditation
Administrative and technical staff (AT)
Bilateralism
Chargé d’affaires ad interim
Consensus
Consular protection
Consulate
Convention
Council of Europe
Credentials
Customary international law
Depositary
Diplomatic corps (CD)
Diplomatic courier
Diplomatic demarche
Diplomatic note
Diplomatic protection
Diplomatic staff (CD)
Embassy
European Union (EU)
Extraterritoriality
Facilitation and mediation
Geneva Conventions
Good offices
Hague Conventions
Headquarters agreement
Human rights
Initials, signature and ratification
International civil servant
International humanitarian law
International justice(IWF)
International law
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International organisation
International Organisation of the Francophonie
International treaty
Inviolability
Memorandum
Multilateralism
Neutrality
Non-governmental organisation
Non-retroactivity
Nuncio
Opt-out clause
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Peaceful settlement of disputes
Peacekeeping operations
Pacta sunt servanda
Persona non grata
Precedence
Preventive diplomacy
Privileges and immunities
Prohibition of the use of force
Protecting power
Protocol
Reciprocity
Recognition
Reservation
Resolution
Sanctions
Sovereignty
Special mission
Subsidiarity principle
United Nations
Vienna Conventions on diplomatic and consular relations
World Bank
World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Swiss Diplomatic Documents
The Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland are a research project aiming to edit key documents on Swiss foreign relations. The printed volumes are complemented by the online database Dodis. Swiss Diplomatic Documents Database Dodis