| In the context of human security, the state has a great responsibility to protect their nationals. The rights over and duties of the state towards individuals subject to its jurisdiction in this regard are regulated not only in domestic law but also under international law. In the Mavrommatis Palestine Concessions Case, the Permanent Court of International Justice pronounced that a State is entitled to protect its citizens who are injured by acts contrary to international law committed by another state from whom they have been unable to obtain satisfaction through ordinary channels. This right to assert diplomatic protection flows from the right of consular access to individuals in a foreign state. This paper analyzes diplomatic protection by a state of its citizens abroad under international law. |