HUMAN RIGHTS V DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY: THE KHASHOGGI MURDER CASE DIREITOS HUMANOS V IMUNIDADE DIPLOMÁTICA: O CASO DO ASSASSINATO KHASHOGGI

Yordan Gunawan, Mohammad Haris Aulawi, Mohammad Bima Aoron Hafiz, Andi Agus Salim

Resumen


ABSTRACT

Objectives: This article examines how international law works (or does not work) when applied to the Khashoggi case, especially when diplomatic immunity comes into contact with human rights. It is axiomatic that human rights cannot be separated from human beings, and vice versa with the right of immunity which is regulated in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963, which can be revoked. The murder of Jamal Khashoggi shocked the world. It is not only because of the grisly details of his death of him but also because of where it took place: inside a consulate, which enjoys special protection under international law.

Methods: The study is normative legal research informed by two approaches: (a) statute and (b) case. By using a descriptive method, this study will focus on how human rights prevail relative to claims of diplomatic immunity in the context of the protection of human dignity and life.

Result: The result shows that in the name of human rights, the Turkish authority has a right to intervene and do its investigations in the location of the murder, the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul, without claimed diplomatic immunity being an insurmountable obstacle.

Keywords: diplomatic immunity, human rights, Khashoggi.


SUMMARY

Goals: Este artigo examina como funciona (ou não funciona) o direito internacional quando aplicado ao caso Khashoggi, especialmente quando a imunidade diplomática entra em contato com os direitos humanos. É axiomático que os direitos humanos não podem ser separados dos seres humanos, e vice-versa com o direito de imunidade que é regulado na Convenção de Viena sobre Relações Diplomáticas de 1961 e na Convenção de Viena sobre Relações Consulares de 1963, que pode ser revogada. O assassinato de Jamal Khashoggi chocou o mundo. Não é apenas por causa dos detalhes macabros de sua morte, mas também por causa de onde ela ocorreu: dentro de um consulado, que goza de proteção especial sob o direito internacional.

Methods: The study is normative legal research informed by two approaches: (a) statute and (b) case. Using a qualitative descriptive method, this study will focus on how human rights prevail over claims for diplomatic immunity in the context of protecting human dignity and life.

Results: The result shows that in the name of human rights, the Turkish authority has the right to intervene and carry out its investigations at the scene of the murder, the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, without the alleged diplomatic immunity being an insurmountable obstacle.

Keywords: diplomatic immunity, human rights, khashoggi.


Palabras clave


diplomatic immunity, human rights, Khashoggi.

Texto completo:

PDF (English)

Referencias


ABC News. (2018). Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi journalist may have recorded his own murder on Apple Watch. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-13/jamal-khashoggi-may-have-recorded-his-own-death-on-apple-watch/10373398

Al Jazeera. (2019). Jamal Khashoggi case: All the latest updates. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/2/jamal-khashoggi-case-all-the-latest-updates-2

ANDERSEN, K., & HARSELL, D. M. (2005). Assessing the Impact of a Quantitative Skills Course for Undergraduates. Journal of Political Science Education, 1(1), 17–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/15512160490921824

Anne, D. (2011). Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963). In Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (Issue April 1963, pp. 1–29). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/law:epil/9780199231690/e1003

ARAB NEWS. (2016). Journalist killed every 4.5 days, says UNESCO. https://www.arabnews.com/node/1005696/world

Bassiouni, M. C. (2006). International Recognition of Victims’ Rights. Human Rights Law Review, 6(2), 203–279.

Binder, C., & Hofbauer, J. A. (2017). Teaching International Human Rights Law: A Textbook Review. European Journal of International Law, 28(4), 1397–1414.

CNN INDONESIA. (2018a). Klaim Saudi dan Upaya Jauhkan Pangeran dari Kasus Khashoggi. CNN Indonesia. https://www.cnnindonesia.com/internasional/20181020220049-120-340106/klaim-saudi-dan-upaya-jauhkan-pangeran-dari-kasus-khashoggi

CNN INDONESIA. (2018b). Kronologi kisruh Jamal Khassogi, wartawan pengkritik Saudi. CNN Indonesia. https://www.cnnindonesia.com/internasional/20181019100032-120-339720/kronologi-kisruh-jamal-khashoggi-wartawan-pengkritik-saudi

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, (1987).

Cooper, C. A., & Johnson, M. (2009). Representative Reporters? Examining Journalists’ Ideology in Context. Social Science Quarterly, 90(2), 387–406. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6237.2009.00623.x

Deakin, S. (2018). The Use of Quantitative Methods in Labour Law Research. Social & Legal Studies, 27(4), 456–474. https://doi.org/10.1177/0964663918760385

DEEB, S. EL. (2018). Missing Saudi journalist once a voice of reform in kingdom. https://apnews.com/article/journalists-turkey-international-news-istanbul-newspapers-9c674ba093b84b95b6086e898230c850

Deuze, M. (2005). What is journalism? Journalism, 6(4), 442–464. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884905056815

Fenwick, H., Phillipson, G., & Williams, A. (2020). Text, Cases and Materials on Public Law and Human Rights. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203593950

Fernandez, J. M. (2018). The Qatar-Gulf crisis: The attack on media freedom and the West’s loss of moral authority. Pacific Journalism Review, 24(2), 158–164. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.027284374738591

Foster, L., & Gunn, A. (2017). Special issue on social science research methods education. Teaching Public Administration, 35(3), 237–240. https://doi.org/10.1177/0144739417708839

Frey, L. S., & Frey, M. L. (2018). Diplomatic Immunity/Privilege. In The Encyclopedia of Diplomacy (pp. 1–10). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118885154.dipl0410

Hevener, N. K., & Sisco, J. J. (2019). Convention on Diplomatic Immunity. In Diplomacy in a Dangerous World (pp. 155–179). Routledge.

Heyns, C., & Srinivasan, S. (2013). Protecting the right to life of journalists: The need for a higher level of engagement. Hum. Rts. Q., 35, 304.

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (1976). https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/ProfessionalInterest/ccpr.pdf

Johnston, J., & Wallace, A. (2017). Who is a Journalist? Digital Journalism, 5(7), 850–867. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2016.1196592

Knight, A., Geuze, C., & Gerlis, A. (2008). WHO IS A JOURNALIST? Journalism Studies, 9(1), 117–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616700701768204

McConnell, F. (2018). Performing Diplomatic Decorum: Repertoires of “Appropriate” Behavior in the Margins of International Diplomacy. International Political Sociology, 12(4), 362.

Milanovic, M. (2020). The Murder of Jamal Khashoggi: Immunities, Inviolability and the Human Right to Life. Human Rights Law Review, 20(1), 1–49. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngaa007

Murphy, P. (2004). The Criminal Responsibility of Individuals for Violations of International Humanitarian Law. Oxford University Press.

Oliphant, B. (2014). Freedom of the Press as a Discrete Constitutional Guarantee. McGill Law Journal, 59(2), 283–336. https://doi.org/10.7202/1022310ar

Radfar, Z. H., Sudana, D., & Gunawan, W. (2020). Gricean Maxim Violation(s) in the Murder Case of Jamal Khashoggi. NOBEL: Journal of Literature and Language Teaching, 11(2), 162–177. https://doi.org/10.15642/NOBEL.2020.11.2.162-177

Relly, J. E., & González de Bustamante, C. (2017). Global and Domestic Networks Advancing Prospects for Institutional and Social Change: The Collective Action Response to Violence Against Journalists. Journalism & Communication Monographs, 19(2), 84–152. https://doi.org/10.1177/1522637917702618

RITTER, K. (2018). AP Explains: Diplomatic immunity and the Khashoggi case. https://apnews.com/article/ee1655f119f14228b0e8b6fbead01866

Schifferes, S., Newman, N., Thurman, N., Corney, D., Göker, A., & Martin, C. (2014). Identifying and Verifying News through Social Media. Digital Journalism, 2(3), 406–418. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2014.892747

Singh, P. (2017). Anne Orford and Florian Hoffmann (eds), with Martin Clark. the oxford handbook of the theory of international law. European Journal of International Law, 28(1), 329–338.

Tumber, H. (2006). The Fear of Living Dangerously: Journalists who Report on Conflict. International Relations, 20(4), 439–451. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047117806069405

United Nations General Assembly. (n.d.). United Nations General Assembly A/RES/72/175. http://undocs.org/A/RES/72/175

Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (1948). https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights




DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21902/Revrima.v3i41.5851

Enlaces refback

  • No hay ningún enlace refback.




Revista Relações Internacionais do Mundo Atual e-ISSN: 2316-2880

Rua Chile, 1678, Rebouças, Curitiba/PR (Brasil). CEP 80.220-181

Licença Creative Commons

Este obra está licenciado com uma Licença Creative Commons Atribuição-NãoComercial 4.0 Internacional.