Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Diplomacy
n. Int'l law. 1. The art and practice of conducting negotiations between national governments.
open diplomacy
See DIPLOMACY.
parliamentary diplomacy
See DIPLOMACY.
quiet diplomacy
See secret diplomacy under DIPLOMACY.
secret diplomacy
Diplomacy carried on behind closed doors. - Also termed quiet diplomacy.
shuttle diplomacy
Diplomatic negotiations assisted by emissaries, who travel back and forth between negotiating countries. & In legal contexts, the term usu. refers to a similar approach used by a mediator in negotiating the settlement of a lawsuit. The mediator travels back and forth between different rooms, one of which is assigned to each side's decision-makers and counsel. The mediator relays offers and demands between the rooms and, by conferring with the parties about their positions and about the uncertainty of litigation, seeks to reach an agreed resolution of the case.2. Loosely, foreign policy. 3. The collective functions performed by a diplomat. - diplomatic, adj. - diplomat, n. diplomatic agent See AGENT.