Artikel 1

1. The premises of the Tribunal shall be inviolable. The Netherlands authorities may not enter them, except with the consent of the President of the Tribunal or of his designee. Such consent may, however, be assumed in case of fire or other disaster requiring prompt protective action, and only in the event that it has not been possible to obtain the express consent of the President or of his designee.
2. The Netherlands Government is under a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the premises of the Tribunal against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the Tribunal or impairment of its dignity.
3. The premises of the Tribunal, their furnishings and other property thereon shall be immune from search, requisition, attachment or execution.
4. Service of process at the premises of the Tribunal and service of any other procedural instruments relating to a cause of action against the Tribunal shall not constitute breach of inviolability.