[20050523]RS21627_《维也纳领事关系公约》对领事身份证管理的影响.pdf

1 See CRS Report RL32094, Consular Identification Cards: Domestic and Foreign PolicyImplications, the Mexican Case, and Related Legislation.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21627Updated May 23, 2005Implications of the Vienna Convention onConsular Relations upon the Regulation ofConsular Identification Cardsname redacted and name redactedLegislative AttorneysAmerican Law DivisionSummaryRecent controversy regarding the use of consular identification cards (IDs) byaliens within the United States, in particular Mexicos matricula consular, has led tocalls for legislation to regulate the issuance of the cards by foreign missions or theiracceptance by U.S. government and private entities. This report identifies possibleimplications that U.S. regulation or monitoring of the issuance of these cards by foreignmissions might have upon U.S. obligations under the Vienna Convention on ConsularRelations (VCCR), which protects foreign missions in the exercise of their legitimateconsular functions and codifies customary international law with respect to theinviolability of consular premises and documents. The REAL