Telders case

By supernastia

  • UN membership

    Twiga has been a member of the United Nations since this year

  • Reservation to Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

    Pundamilia appended a reservation in relation to Article 31: "...immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the receiving State except in relation to professional or commercial activities.”

  • Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961)

    Twiga ratified the Convention without reservations.

  • Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969)

    Pundamilia and Twiga are also party to the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.

  • Military Assistance Agreement

    Pundamilia and Twiga concludeda military assistance agreement

  • The contract

    The Minister of Defence of Pundamilia had concluded a contract with Twiga Helicopters (the delivery of 12 helicopters)

  • Delivery of helicopters

    2 helicopters were delivered to Pundamilia

  • Mr.Fisi

    is appointed as Ambassador to Pundamilia

  • Purchase of the premises

    Mrs Fisi bought, using her own money, the premises located at 22 Baobab Street, adjacent to the embassy’s building.

  • Twigan Cultural Centre

    Twiga bought from Mrs Fisi the premises + Twiga’s embassy in Pundamilia did not communicate to the authorities of the receiving State that it was using the premises located at 22 Baobab Street for the purposes of the diplomatic mission

  • Complaints

    3 Pundamilian citizens filed separate complaints with the Pundamilia Public Prosecutor against Mrs Fisi (she sold them a fake Van Tembo painting for 10,000 Pundamilian dollars each)

  • Fake

    A Van Tembo painting which Pundamilian investigating authorities claimed to be a fake

  • Note Verbale to Pundamilia

    Twiga’s embassy in Pundamilia sent a Note Verbale to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pundamilia

  • Preliminary examination

    Mrs Fisi is to appear for a preliminary examination + she did not appear before the investigating judge, claiming she had immunity

  • Reply to the Note Verbale by Pundamilia

    "The Ministry was unable to grant the diplomatic mission’s request because the building located at 22 Baobab Street was not part of the premises of the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Twiga"

  • Another Note Verbale

    Twiga sent another Note Verbale to Pundamilia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, suggesting a negotiated solution + Pundamilia didn't reply

  • Condamnation of Mrs.Fisi

    Mrs Fisi was indicted on criminal charges

  • Suspension of delivery

    Twiga’s Minister of Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs announced that the delivery of military helicopters was suspended in reaction to Pundamilia’s conduct.

  • ICJ

    Twiga filed an application against Pundamilia before the International Court of Justice