Question juridique clé
Whether the civil court had jurisdiction when diplomatic immunity was lifted after filing but before judgment.
Solution extraite
Civil jurisdiction must exist at the time the court renders the merits judgment; because immunity had been lifted before the first-instance eviction judgment, the action was admissible.
Motifs extraits
The federal rule on conditions of admissibility applies uniformly to diplomatic immunity under Article 31 VCDR. A later-acquired jurisdictional basis suffices if it exists when the merits are decided.