斯諾登會去厄瓜多爾大使館避難嗎
If Edward Snowden can manage to slip out of a transit hall of a Moscow airport where he＊s apparently cooling his heels he may not have to get back on a plane to evade capture.
如果斯諾登(Edward Snowden)能從莫斯科機場的過境中轉大廳──表面看來，他現在正在那裏空等──悄悄離開，他也許並不需要再登上一架飛機來躲避抓捕。About 20 miles from Sheremetyevo International Airport is the Ecuadorian embassy, a potential safe haven for the former American government contractor accused of espionage.
厄瓜多爾大使館位於距謝列梅捷沃國際機場(Sheremetyevo International Airport)大約20英里（約合32公里）的位置，這裏可能成爲這名被指犯有間諜罪的前美國政府承包商僱員的避難所。Should Ecuador grant Mr. Snowden asylum, §it＊s a plausible option,§ said Donald Rothwell, a professor of international law at Australian National University, in an interview with Law Blog.
澳大利亞國立大學(Australian National University)國際法教授羅思韋爾(Donald Rothwell)在接受“法律博客”(Law Blog)欄目採訪時說，厄瓜多爾如果給予斯諾登政治庇護，這是一個可行的選擇。
Governed by a 52-year-old international treaty, the inviolability of embassies ※is one of the central bases upon which diplomatic relations is conducted,§ according to Mr. Rothwell.
羅思韋爾說，按照一項已有52年曆史的國際公約的規定，大使館是不容侵犯的，這是建立外交關係的核心基礎之一。At the moment, the most famous beneficiary of inviolability is WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up at the Ecuadorian embassy in London for more than a year and claims to be advising Mr. Snowden.
目前，這種不可侵犯性的最知名受益者是維基解密(WikiLeaks)的創始人阿桑奇(Julian Assange)，阿桑奇已經在倫敦的厄瓜多爾大使館躲避了一年多。阿桑奇稱，自己正在爲斯諾登提供建議。The option, though, hinges on whether Mr. Snowden is able to pass through immigration and step foot into Russia, which hasn＊t granted him a visa. That＊s a big if. (The Washington Post points out that Russia ordinarily requires a special transit visa for anyone staying more than 24 hours in the transit zone.)
不過，能否進入莫斯科的厄瓜多爾大使館取決於斯諾登能否通過移民局的檢查進入俄羅斯，俄羅斯還沒有授予他簽證。這裏面存在很大的不確定性。（《華盛頓郵報》(The Washington Post)指出，俄羅斯法律規定，在過境區停留超過24小時一般需要專門的過境簽證。）Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Mr. Snowden hasn＊t crossed the Russian border, but said he＊s still inside an airport transit zone.
俄羅斯總統普京(Vladimir Putin)週二說，斯諾登尚未跨越俄羅斯邊境，但他表示斯諾登仍然在機場的過境區。The protection of the embassy is also as strong as a nation＊s respect for international law. Russia could strike an agreement with the United States and storm the Ecuadorian embassy anyway.
大使館受到的保護也取決於使館所在國對國際法的尊重程度。俄羅斯完全可以與美國簽署一項協議，然後硬闖厄瓜多爾大使館把人帶走。And even if Mr. Snowden managed to make it there, he might have to stay put. As soon as he left the embassy, ※he could be subject to arrest by the Russian authorities acting on the U.S. extradition request,§ says Mr. Rothwell. At the moment, though, Russia has denied a request by American officials to expel Mr. Snowden.
羅思韋爾說，即使斯諾登得以進入厄瓜多爾大使館，他可能需要一直待在那裏。一旦他離開大使館，他就可能受到應美國引渡要求採取行動的俄羅斯有關部門的逮捕。不過就目前而言，俄羅斯已經拒絕了美國官員提出的驅逐斯諾登的要求。
