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> the Ecuadorean embassy which is sovereign, inviolable Contrary to popular belief, embassies do not become the sovereign territory of the guest nation. https

• mariusor 4y ago
  You're right. Apparently the status of embassies is governed by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations[1], and its articles dedicated to them only mention the inviolability part: Article 22: 1. The premises of the mission shall be inviolable. The agents of the receiving State may not enter them, except with the consent of the head of the mission. 2. The receiving State is under a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the premises of the mission against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the mission or impairment of its dignity. 3. The premises of the mission, their furnishings and other property thereon and the means of transport of the mission shall be immune from search, requisition, attachment or execution. [1] https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/9_1_1961.pdf https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventio...