“…rson under the menace of any penalty and for which the person has not offered himself voluntarily”: Mr Drabble also referred me to Basfar v Wong[2022] UKSC 20, [2022] 3 WLR 208.…”
“…quoting extensively from the judgments in Al-Malki v. Reyes (SSFCDA intervening) [2017] UKSC 61, [2019] AC 735 (Reyes) (see also Basfar v. Wong [2022] UKSC 20, [2022] 3 WLR 208 (Wong) at [16]-[18]). The VCDR is the cornerstone of international relations and has withstood the test of centuries. It is intended to protect diplomats again…”