Consular Notification Exam

Certain consulates MUST be notified regardless of the wishes of the detainee comes from which of the following.

• Mandatory Rule

• Right to Privacy

• Basic Rule

• Bilateral treaties

• None of the above

In the arrest of a foreign national, most bilateral treaties allow a maximum of ___hours to make notification.

• 24

• 48

• 72

• 12

When a foreign national is arrested, it is the duty of whom, to ensure a fair trial, monitor the confinement conditions, arrange legal representation, and monitor progress of the case.

• Consulate attorney

• Department Legal Aid

• Consular Officer

• Bilateral Treaty Committee

• Foreign Monitor Officer

Which of the following is a correct step to be taken when a foreign national is arrested?

• Ask the detainee if he or she is a U.S. citizen

• Keep a written record of the arrestees/detainees response

• Document your notification (date, time, method of notification, and the person notified)

• All are correct steps

Consuls are exempt from regulations of detention facilities.

• True

• False

The Right to Privacy does apply to mandatory notification of foreign nationals covered by a bilateral treaty.

• True

• False

Consular officers shall be free to communicate with nationals of the sending state and to have access to them. Nationals of the sending state shall have the same freedom with respect to communication and with access to consular officers of the sending state.

• True

• False

VCCR and bilateral treaties make notification an obligation.

• True

• False

Consular Notification, Basic Rule – (VCCR Article 36) states that A foreign detainee must be informed of his right to have his consulate notified applies only to foreign detainees, in the country legally.

• True

• False

Consular officers shall refrain from taking action on behalf of a national who is in prison, custody or detention if he expressly opposes such action.

• True

• False