ABSTRACT
There are certain categories of persons and bodies which, under inter national law, are immune from the jurisdiction of municipal courts. The two principal categories are foreign states (sovereign or state immunity) and their diplomatic agents (diplomatic immunity); but other categories are of growing importance and need to be noted, such as the immunity of international organizations. Although the latter two areas are relevant to state immunity, they are of a different kind and must be kept distinct in order not to mix apples with pears.
