Re: If he gets his way...
Ah, found it. The relevant part IS an earlier article: Article 9, which does take precedence because it covers more fundamental issues, including the issue of personae non gratae. Last I checked, Assange IS persona non grata in the UK, meaning if Ecuador tried to make him a diplomatic courier (which they can do unilaterally now that Assange is an Equadorian national, before it would've required UK approval), the UK can still cry foul. After all, the Vienna Convention is not actually UK law. Not entirely. The parts that apply are contained in the Diplomatic Privileges Act, 1964. One important consideration of this Act is that it gives the UK the power to withdraw immunity within its territory, subject to procedure. IOW, the UK possesses an override, and since the embassy is in UK territory, there's SFA Equador can do about it.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
