The law of embassies, concluded at Vienna and brought into force by article 51

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The law of embassies, concluded at Vienna and brought into force by article 51

Background

The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations appears in the United Nations Treaty Collection under registration number 7310. Its place and date of conclusion are given as Vienna, 18/04/1961. It entered into force on 24 April 1964, in accordance with article 51. The depositary is the Secretary-General of the United Nations, but the register shows the registration date as ex officio 24 June 1964, two months after the Convention took effect. It has five authentic texts: Spanish, Russian, French, English and Chinese. The agreement type is recorded as Multilateral. It was published in volume 500 of the United Nations Treaty Series, at page 95, and is filed under the subject term Diplomatic and consular relations.

Registration number: 7310 Place of conclusion: Vienna Date of conclusion: 18/04/1961 Entry into force: 24 April 1964 Entry-into-force article: article 51 Registration date: ex officio 24 June 1964 Treaty Series volume: 500 (p.95)

Why it matters for exams: The convention that underpins diplomatic immunity is asked by its city of conclusion, its depositary and its Treaty Series volume.

Kerala PSCUPSC

19 October 2026 Source: United Nations Treaty Collection

In plain words

Multilateral Multilateral agreement — A treaty open to many states rather than concluded between just two.

Treaty Series United Nations Treaty Series — The numbered volumes in which the United Nations publishes the treaties registered with it.