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Basfar v. Wong

United Kingdom, England. 06 July 2022.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2026

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Abstract

Diplomatic relations — Diplomatic agents — Immunity from jurisdiction — Treaties — Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 — Article 31(1) — Whether employment of a domestic servant a commercial activity — Relationship between Articles 31(1)(c) and 42 of Vienna Convention — Domestic servant a victim of trafficking

Treaties — Interpretation — Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969 –– Articles 31, 32 and 33 — Meaning of “commercial activity” — Whether trafficking, forced labour, or other exploitation a “commercial activity” — Object and purpose — Travaux préparatoires

Human rights — Human trafficking — Forced labour — Modern slavery — Domestic servants — Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, 2000 — Diplomatic immunity — Commercial activity –– Whether trafficking domestic servant a commercial activity — The law of England

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