Ahmed, Aminath Rafa2024-10-142024-10-142023https://hoba.ium.edu.mv/handle/1/3262In recent years, governments have become increasingly concerned by the abuse of domestic workers by foreign diplomats. There is a growing trend amongst the diplomats to abuse the diplomatic immunities and privileges vested upon them, as they cannot be made amenable to the jurisdiction of the receiving state. The paper analyzes the instances of abuse of diplomatic immunity in different countries, then discusses solutions which the countries can adopt against the diplomat on the instance of abuse. It brings up important issues regarding the requirement for international agreement on enforcing tougher laws without compromising the underlying values that support diplomatic ties.pdfen