摘要：POPULATION IS, TOGETHER WITH TERRITORY AND GOVERNMENT, ONE OF THE ESSENTIALELEMENTS OF THE STATE'S EXISTENCE, THAT IS, ABOVE ALL, A HUMAN COMMUNITY. THE STATECAN NOT EXIST WITHOUT POPULATION, AS IT CAN NOT EXIST WITHOUT TERRITORY ORGOVERNMENT. THE LEGAL REGIME SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF THE POPULATION ISGOVERNED NOT ONLY BY INTERNAL LEGAL RULES, BUT ALSO BY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
关键词：INTERNATIONAL LAW;POPULATION;NATIONALITY;DIPLOMATIC PROTECTION;DIPLOMATIC STATUS
