Institusion
Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta
Author
Prastowo, Albertus Ardian
Subject
Hubungan Internasional
Datestamp
2016-11-07 09:48:15
Abstract :
The title of this thesis is Espionage Delinquency Committed by
Diplomatic Agent (Case Study of Illegal Interception Committed by Australia
Ambassador towards Officials Government of Indonesia). The legal issue of this
thesis is the fact that diplomatic agent often involves criminal offences in the
receiving state; one of them is espionage act. Then the purpose of this thesis is to
find out the legal consequences of espionage delinquency committed by
diplomatic agent related to the case of Illegal Interception Committed by
Australia Ambassador towards Officials Government of Indonesia.
The method of this research is literature research. Automatically, the
kind of this research is normative law research which is a research focused on
positive law norms. The positive law norms include Vienna Convention 1961,
Vienna Convention 1969, Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful
Acts Convention, Budapest Convention 2001 on Cybercrime, bilateral agreement
between Republic of Indonesia and Australia on The Framework for Security
Cooperation and other regulations which related to the research object. In
addition to positive law norms, this research also uses other resources as
supporting data. It is obtained from the result of interview with resource person,
books, article on journals and newspaper.
Based on the Vienna Convention 1961 Article 3 and Article 41 verses
(1) and (3), the agent diplomatic has basic obligations to perform his function in
receiving state. These basic obligations are not to interfere in the internal affairs
of receiving state and to respect the laws and regulations of the receiving State. If
the agent diplomatic involves espionage act, it indicates that the agent diplomatic
has violated the provisions of Vienna Convention 1961 Article 3 and Article 41
verses (1) and (3). In the case of Indonesia and Australia, the illegal interception
which committed by the Australia Ambassador has violated the provisions of
Agreement between The Republic of Indonesia and Australia on The Framework
for Security Cooperation Article 2 verse (2). Certainly, these violation have some
legal consequences because the injured state, in this case is Republic of
Indonesia, will take some measures to ensure reparation and cessation of
espionage act.
The result of this research are the receiving state can declare persona
non grata to diplomatic agent who committing espionage act, but in certain case,
the receiving state can request the sending state to waive the immunity and
inviolability of diplomatic agent. In the case of Indonesia and Australia, the
Indonesia government takes some responses, these are: sending protest note to
Australia ambassador, recalling Indonesia ambassador in Canberra and
reviewing bilateral treaty and cooperation between Indonesia and Australia,
which it can be qualified as countermeasure.