Legal Definition and Related Resources of Envoy
Meaning of Envoy
In international law. A minister of the second rank, on whom his sovereign or government has conferred a degree of dignity and respectability which, without being on a level with an ambassador, immediately follows, and, among ministers, yields the pre-eminence to him alone. Envoys are either ordinary or extraordinary. By custom, the latter is held in greater consideration. Vattel, liv. 4, c. 6, S 72.
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Envoy in Diplomatic Law
Envoy
Nowadays used to refer to any senior diplomat. Earlier it had a specific hierarchical connotation, being used to designate diplomatic agents of less than the highest rank.
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- Minister
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Further Reading
- Satow’s Diplomatic Practice, Ivor Roberts
- Modern Diplomacy, R.P. Barnston
Meaning of Envoy in the Past
In diplomatic language, an envoy is a minister of the second rank, on whom his sovereign or government (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) has conferred a degree of dignity and respectability, which, without being on a level with an ambassador, immediately follows and among ministers, yields the preeminence to him alone.
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Envoys are either ordinary or extraordinary; by custom the latter is held in greater consideration. Vattel, liv. 4, c. 6, 72. [1]
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Notes and References
- Partialy, this information about envoy is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including envoy.
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