Yuldasheva G. Transformation of the diplomatic and consular functions at the modern stage

Abstract: This research is dedicated to the questions of transformation of the traditional diplomacy and consular functions at the modern stage. The author analyzes the following factors which affect the changes in the aforementioned sphere: increase of public control over the diplomatic and consular activity of the nations due to the modern opportunities of mass media and expanding onto the international arena of nongovernmental structures participating in the diplomatic negotiations; influence of the technological progress upon the transformation of the traditional diplomatic functions; emergence of the new actors of international relations realizing the new forms of diplomacy; as well as the modern trends of transformation of the consular functions through the prism of the new challenges associated with such phenomena as natural disasters, civil wars, multiple citizenship, international employment, sex tourism, human trafficking, etc. At the present time diplomatic and consular relations gain the status of a complicated and global phenomenon. The examination of these factors allowed making a conclusion that the current system of norms of the diplomatic and consular law is imperfect and does not meet the modern requirement, thus it substantiates the need for improvements of the existing norms of the diplomatic and consular law.

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