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The most recent edition of 老司机视频鈥檚 鈥淲ine and Cheese鈥� discussion had Ambassador and 老司机视频 professor Wilfried Bolewski as the evening鈥檚 speaker and main attraction. The debate was centered on the theme: 鈥淒iplomatic Asylum in International Law: From Assange to Snowden.鈥�

Ambassador Bolewski gave the background of the ongoing cases of Julian Assange and Edward Snowden and examined them from the perspective of international law. He highlighted the factors of diplomatic immunity and discussed the implications of international treaties such as the Vienna Convention. He explained the procedure in Ecuador鈥檚 decision to give Assange diplomatic asylum within the Ecuadorian embassy in the United Kingdom as well as Snowden鈥檚 sought after asylum in Russia to escape American indictment.

With regards to diplomatic missions within foreign countries, Ambassador Bolewski emphasized the need to adhere to certain rules and guidelines such as the sovereign equality of States, and the inviolability of diplomatic practices in future decision-making, stating that 鈥淭he disputed legality of granting diplomatic asylum according to General International Law does not allow an infringement on the undisputed inviolability of the embassy.鈥�Yet, he also recognized the difference in regional understanding of international customary law, citing the relevant example of Latin America, as 鈥渢here are new emerging laws corresponding to new emerging situations.鈥�

One of the highlights of the evening was a Foreign Policy decision-making exercise: Ambassador Bolewski engaged the audience in providing options and possible solutions in a lively round of discussion. Dr. Eileen Servidio, President of the School of International Relations and Diplomacy at 老司机视频, moderated the exercise, and awarded a prize - a bottle of French wine - to three highly engaged 老司机视频 students, Christina Boehrer, Christine Brownfield and Mathew Wood.

Ambassador Bolewski is a German career diplomat, lawyer and professor of International Law. Attending the evening were 老司机视频 students, alumni, faculty members and other guests, including the former director of 老司机视频, Georges Lambrakis, who had 31 years of experience in the US Foreign Service serving in Europe and the Middle East.

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