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This Open Access book presents the evolution of diplomacy from its historical roots to its modern-day practices. It explores how diplomacy has been shaped by key events, such as the Congress of Vienna (1815), and the establishment of the United Nations (1945). It provides an in-depth analysis of the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic (1961) and Consular Relations (1963), codifying the global rules governing diplomatic and consular relations.
The book also examines the role of diplomacy within various international institutions and highlights the emergence of new forms of diplomacy in the 21st century. These include the diplomacy of international organizations, the European Union, and specialized areas such as climate, sports, culture, energy, health, judicial, economic, entrepreneurial, and parliamentary diplomacy.
Through a collection of scholarly essays, this work offers a comprehensive overview of the institutional developments that continue to shape the practice of diplomacy today. It will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of international relations, law, and political science in general, and diplomacy and foreign policy in particular, as well as to practitioners, policy-makers, and diplomats interested in a better understanding of diplomacy, its historical roots, and modern practices.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Diplomacy: A historical overview.- Chapter 2. The law of diplomatic relations. Diplomacy and its legal framework.- Chapter 3. The status of diplomatic agent.- Chapter 4. Diplomatic relations between states in contemporary international law.- Chapter 5. The law of consular relations.- Chapter 6. Special aspects of the law of diplomatic relations.- Chapter 7. Prerogatives of consular function.- Chapter 8. Diplomacy of International Organizations: Interactions and Incongruities.- Chapter 9. Consular protection for European Citizens in third countries by the diplomatic and consular authorities.- Chapter 10. Climate diplomacy under the UNFCCC: Past, present and future.- Chapter 11. Sports diplomacy.- Chapter 12. Cultural diplomacy.- Chapter 13. Energy diplomacy.- Chapter 14. Health diplomacy.- Chapter 15. Economic and entrepreneurial diplomacy.- Chapter 16. Judicial diplomacy.- Chapter 17. Parliamentary Diplomacy: The Role of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean.
About the author
Paraskevi Naskou-Perraki is a retired Professor of International Law and International Organizations at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece (1994-2014). She previously served at Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece (1974-1993). Naskou-Perraki has taught in Greece, Europe, and the USA, including the University of Macedonia's Masters Programme on Human Rights and Migration Studies (2019-2024). She founded the UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Policy and represented Greece in EU-Iran and EU-China Human Rights conferences. She was awarded as Dr. Honore Causa from the Faculty of Law and History of the Neofit Rilski University in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria in 2003. She has held multiple significant positions, including Director of the Hellenic Institute for UN Affairs and Ad Hoc Judge at the ECtHR (2011-2013). She is also the Editor in Chief of the Evrigenis-Hellenic Yearbook of International and European Law (2019-2023).
Summary
This Open Access book presents the evolution of diplomacy from its historical roots to its modern-day practices. It explores how diplomacy has been shaped by key events, such as the Congress of Vienna (1815), and the establishment of the United Nations (1945). It provides an in-depth analysis of the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic (1961) and Consular Relations (1963), codifying the global rules governing diplomatic and consular relations.
The book also examines the role of diplomacy within various international institutions and highlights the emergence of new forms of diplomacy in the 21st century. These include the diplomacy of international organizations, the European Union, and specialized areas such as climate, sports, culture, energy, health, judicial, economic, entrepreneurial, and parliamentary diplomacy.
Through a collection of scholarly essays, this work offers a comprehensive overview of the institutional developments that continue to shape the practice of diplomacy today. It will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of international relations, law, and political science in general, and diplomacy and foreign policy in particular, as well as to practitioners, policy-makers, and diplomats interested in a better understanding of diplomacy, its historical roots, and modern practices.
