United Kingdom diplomatic immunitydomestic workerstrafficking

Reyes v Al-Malki

[2017] UKSC 61

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtUK Supreme Court

Year2017

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A domestic worker employed by a diplomat cannot claim diplomatic immunity does not apply; but the immunity does not extend to acts performed in a private capacity after the diplomat's posting has ended.

Area of Law

employment

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