With the development of International Criminal Law and International Humanitarian Law, the termination of the phenomenon, so-called as "impunity", increasingly becomes the consensus of the international community. Under this context, the scholars of the international law focus on the immunity of state officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction. State practices vary considerably in this aspect, and there is no unified theory nor practice in the international community. Therefore, it is necessary to further researches on this topic. Currently, under this context, the international law commission has included this topic in its programme of work, and has been engaged in developing and codifying this topic. This thesis will elaborate the topic based on the work of international law commission, and in combination with several classic cases.The first part of the thesis concerns the scope and the object of the thesis.The second part deals with this topic through the report of the Special Rapporteur.The third part furthers this topic by virtue of the analysis of classic cases.The fourth part concerns the relationship between this topic and other topics, such as aut dedere aut judicare and the principle of the universal jurisdiction.The last part summarizes the former part of this thesis, and analyzes the stance and the measures of China through Chinese state practices. |