nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/c6b1bf054163ad38 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 231218s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/c6b1bf054163ad38 doi eng 342 23 Köhne, Lea Author aut (State) Immunity for Palestine? Köhne, Lea Verfassungsblog 2023-12-18 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On December 11, 2023, the Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office decided to discontinue investigations against Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian National Authority. The declared reason for doing so lies in his immunity pursuant to Section 20 para. 1 of the German Courts Constitution Act (GVG). The decision is instructive with regard to Germany's understanding of sovereign immunity and Palestine's role in international relations. CC BY-SA 4.0 (State) Immunity Analogy German Criminal Code Public International Law Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/state-immunity-for-palestine/ raw object