Identity area
Reference code
ASDMAE RCItAE-04
Title
Citizenship. Protection
Date(s)
- 1914 - 1925 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The consul is the protector of the citizens of the State by which they were appointed. Protection is guaranteed by possession of citizenship. Belonging to the nation also entails oversight exercised by the consul and their office. Protection may extend to foreigners without representation and may also be granted to local subjects; in this case they enjoy the immunities and privileges provided, under the regime of the capitulations, for subjects of the host nations.
Consuls “assist and protect nationals, safeguard their interests, especially when absent, and exercise with regard to them the administrative acts permitted by local laws and customs” (art. 23).