Satow’s Diplomatic Practice

Product Description
First published in 1917,
Satow’s Diplomatic Practice has long been hailed as a classic and authoritative text. An indispensable guide for anyone working in or studying the field of diplomacy, this seventh, centenary edition builds on the extensive revision in the sixth edition. The volume
provides an enlarged and updated section on the history of diplomacy, including the exponential growth in multilateral diplomacy, and revises comprehensively the practice of diplomacy and the corpus of diplomatic and international law since the end of the Cold War. It traces the substantial
expansion in numbers both of sovereign states and international and regional organisations and features detailed chapters on diplomatic privileges and immunities, diplomatic missions, and consular matters, treaty-making and conferences. The volume also examines alternative forms of diplomacy, from
the work of NGOs to the use of secret envoys, as well as a study of the interaction with intelligence agencies and commercial security firms. It also discusses the impact of international terrorism and other violent non-state actors on the life and work of a diplomat. Finally, in recognition of the
speed of changes in the field over the last ten years, this seventh edition examines the developments and challenges of modern diplomacy through new chapters on human rights and public/digital diplomacy by experts in their respective fields.

Review
“There is a huge amount of information in this work, invariably engaging, on topics that seem eminently relevant to both young diplomats and lawyers. While there are many excellent books that guide lawyers and international affairs specialists through their respective disciplines, this is the only
one the reviewer is aware of that does such a great job of integrating law and diplomacy around particular themes. This latest edition should, therefore, be a much needed source of guidance for those engaged at the early stages of diplomacy or international law.” — Wisam Abboud,
Edinburgh Law

Review

“There are some books everyone working or interested in international relations (and law) should own: Satow’s Diplomatic Practice definitely belongs on this list. … Sir Ivor Roberts has managed to compile a classic treatise of international law and thereby continue the great work by his famous
predecessor.” — Ralph Janik,
Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law

About the Author
Ivor Roberts,
Former British Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Republic of Ireland, and Italy

Sir Ivor Roberts entered the Diplomatic Service in 1968. From 1989 to 1993 he was Minister in the British Embassy in Madrid. He was appointed Charge d’Affaires and Consul – General in Belgrade in March 1994, and after recognition of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by the United Kingdom, he became
Ambassador. During his time in Belgrade he conducted negotiations on behalf of the international mediators (Lord Owen and Carl Bildt) with both the Yugoslav authorities and the Bosnian Serbs. From January 1998 to February 1999 he was on a sabbatical as a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony’s
College, Oxford, writing and lecturing on his experiences in Yugoslavia. From February 1999 to March 2003 he served as British Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland and from May 2003 to September 2006 as Ambassador to Italy. He retired from the Diplomatic Service in September 2006 on his election as
the President of Trinity College Oxford. He retired from this post in 2017.