A unique case in international law: the historic consulates generals in Jerusalem

Abstract

The final legal regime of the city of Jerusalem is a question that remains open for a large part of the International Community. In its proposal to settle the political future of the British Mandate of Palestine, the United Nations proposed in 1947 to place this population as an independent Separate Entity ruled by an international administration. Although this idea did not materialize, it did draw up a roadmap that delimited the daily work of the Consulates General that existed in that City. These Offices have become a very rare case in the field of International Relations with their own peculiarities. Spain is among the group of countries that has a Consulate General in Jerusalem, whose presence is explained by the links that have united Spain and the Holy Land for more than 7 centuries.