NEW YORK – Diplomats, normally discreet figures who rarely court publicity, have been in the news a lot lately, for all the wrong reasons. Two recent arrests of diplomats by their host countries have put a spotlight on the justification for, and limits of, the immunity from local law that such officials typically enjoy.
纽约——外交官一般都非常谨慎，极少跟出名有关，但近来却因为错误的原因而频繁见诸报端。最近发生的两起东道国逮捕外交官的案件让人们开始关注上述官员通常以何种理由及限度享有当地法律豁免权。