Open AccessPossible Ways for Development of the Consular Service in the South Pacific
Author(s) -
Endre Domaniczky
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta universitatis sapientiae. legal studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2286-0940
pISSN - 2285-6293
DOI - 10.47745/ausleg.2020.9.1.02
Subject(s) - work (physics) , service (business) , political science , politics , perspective (graphical) , public administration , sociology , law , business , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , marketing
The author presents the specifi c elements of diplomatic and consular work in the South Pacifi c region from the perspective of a career diplomat. He shows the main geographical and political characteristics of Australia which infl uence consular activity and also the characteristics of the benefi ciaries of consular services who need to be served by the consular infrastructure. The study presents several models for undertaking Hungarian consular work and for organizing the Hungarian consular network in Australia. The author also outlines current inconsistencies in the regulations applicable to consular activity in Australia under domestic, international, and Hungarian norms as well as functional issues and the possible ways to correct them. In his conclusions, the author formulates proposals for the redesign of consular organization in Australia.