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LES ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES ET LA COUTUME INTERNATIONALE

Author : Gérard Cahin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book LES ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES ET LA COUTUME INTERNATIONALE written by Gérard Cahin and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CETTE THESE SE PROPOSE D'ANALYSER DE MANIERE SYSTEMATIQUE L'INFLUENCE CROISSANTE DES ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES SUR LE PROCESSUS COUTUMIER, ET PLUS PRECISEMENT LA MESURE DANS LAQUELLE LE CONTEXTE INSTITUTIONNEL AFFECTE AUJOURD'HUI DE MANIERE DECISIVE LES CONDITIONS D'APPARITION, D'EXISTENCE ET DE TERMINAISON DES REGLES COUTUMIERES INTERNATIONALES. CETTE INFLUENCE SE SIGNALE AU PREMIER CHEF PAR L'EXTENSION DU CHAMP MATERIEL DE CES REGLES : ELLES RESSORTENT, POUR UNE PART, AU DROIT DE LA SOCIETE RELATIONNELLE, REGISSANT, NON SEULEMENT LES RELATIONS INTERETATIQUES CLASSIQUES, MAIS AUSSI CELLES DES ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES ENTRE ELLES ET AVEC LES ETATS ; ELLES RELEVENT, POUR UNE AUTRE PART, DU DROIT DE LA SOCIETE INSTITUTIONNELLE, CONCERNANT LE FONCTIONNEMENT ET LA VIE DE L'ORGANISATION, A L'INSTAR DES COUTUMES CONSTITUTIONNELLES. CETTE INCIDENCE SE MANIFESTE EN SECOND LIEU PAR UNE CERTAINE OBJECTIVATION DU PROCESSUS COUTUMIER, FAVORISANT SON APPREHENSION, A TRAVERS TROIS ETAPES, CONCEPTUELLEMENT DISTINCTES MAIS SE CONDITIONNANT MUTUELLEMENT DANS LA REALITE. L'INCIDENCE DE LA DIMENSION INSTITUTIONNELLE EST APPRECIEE A CHACUNE DE CES ETAPES. L'ETUDE MET D'ABORD EN EVIDENCE LA DIVERSIFICATION DES AUTEURS ET DES MANIFESTATIONS, SUBSTANTIELLES ET FORMELLES, DE LA PRATIQUE, AINSI QUE LA FORMALISATION DE SON PROCESSUS DE STRUCTURATION ET DE GENERALISATION. ELLE S'ATTACHE ENSUITE A MONTRER QUE LES ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES FAVORISENT LA GENERATION DES REGLES COUTUMIERES ET L'ACCESSION DE LA PRATIQUE A LA NORMATIVITE, EN FACILITANT LEUR IDENTIFICATION DANS LES TEXTES DE CODIFICATION, ET EN AFFINANT LES CRITERES ET LES CONDITIONS SPATIOTEMPORELLES DE NORMATIVITE. LA THESE MESURE ENFIN L'IMPACT DES ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES SUR LES EFFETS DE LA COUTUME, QUANT A LEUR EXTENSION D'ABORD, DANS L'ESPACE (OPPOSABILITE) ET DANS LE TEMPS (DUREE DE VIE), PUIS DANS LEUR INTENSITE : L'ORDRE INSTITUTIONNEL REVELE A CET EGARD UNE SUBORDINATION GRADUELLE DE LA COUTUME DE L'ORGANISATION AU TRAITE CONSTITUTIF, L'AUTORITE DE LA COUTUME ETANT ELLE-MEME BEAUCOUP PLUS DEPENDANTE DE LA FONCTION JURIDICTIONNELLE LIEE AUX ORGANISATIONS INTER

La coutume internationale et les organisations internationales

Author : Gérard Cahin
Publisher : Editions A. Pedone
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 822 pages
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Les organisations internationales et la coutume internationale

Author : Gérard Cahin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Les organisations internationales et la coutume internationale written by Gérard Cahin and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Institutions internationales

Author : Jean-Claude Zarka
Publisher : Editions Ellipses
ISBN 13 : 2340081440
Total Pages : 168 pages
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Book Synopsis Institutions internationales by : Jean-Claude Zarka

Download or read book Institutions internationales written by Jean-Claude Zarka and published by Editions Ellipses. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La nouvelle édition de cet ouvrage est en priorité destinée aux étudiants (Droit, IEP, AES). Mais ce livre s’adresse tout autant à ceux qui veulent connaître l’essentiel sur les institutions internationales. Quel bilan peut-on faire du système « onusien »Quelles sont les réformes de l’ONU envisageables ?À quoi servent des organisations européennes comme le Conseil de l’Europe et l’Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe (OSCE)Qu’est devenue aujourd’hui l’OTAN ?Que peut-on dire d’organisations régionales comme l’UA ou l’OEA ?Quel est le rôle des ONG et des sociétés multinationales dans les relations internationales contemporaines ?Quelle est la différence entre la Cour pénale internationale et la Cour internationale de justice ?Quelles sont les principales caractéristiques des traités internationaux et de la coutume internationale ? Toutes ces questions, et bien d’autres, sont abordées par l’auteur à partir de nombreux exemples pris dans la pratique la plus récente des relations internationales. Ce livre a ainsi pour ambition de permettre de mieux comprendre la société internationale actuelle.

Droit des organisations internationales

Author : Benjamin Mulamba Mbuyi
Publisher : Editions L'Harmattan
ISBN 13 : 229649191X
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book Droit des organisations internationales written by Benjamin Mulamba Mbuyi and published by Editions L'Harmattan. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Les organisations internationales sont d'une multiplicité et d'une diversité jamais connues au cours du siècle passé. Chaque organisation est fondée sur son acte constitutif qui définit les règles qui lui sont propres. Cependant on constate que celles-ci ne peuvent s'implanter dans la réalité internationale que par la volonté des Etats. La théorie générale des organisations internationales est impossible à formuler, on ne peut pas pour l'heure parler d'un droit des organisations internationales.

La communauté internationale entre le mythe et l'histoire

Author : René-Jean Dupuy
Publisher : Economica : Unesco
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
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Download or read book La communauté internationale entre le mythe et l'histoire written by René-Jean Dupuy and published by Economica : Unesco. This book was released on 1986 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the impact of different ideologies on the historical evolution of international law, through the concept of international community. Considers the role of the UN system in legitimizing universal values, and the use of the international law in settling international disputes.

LA CONCEPTION DE LA COUTUME INTERNATIONALE DANS LA JURISPRUDENCE DE LA C.I.J. (ETUDE ET ANALYSE)

Author : Ali Chabbia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book LA CONCEPTION DE LA COUTUME INTERNATIONALE DANS LA JURISPRUDENCE DE LA C.I.J. (ETUDE ET ANALYSE) written by Ali Chabbia and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L'ENSEIGNEMENT TIRE DE LA JURISPRUDENCE DE LA COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE AU SUJET DE LA COUTUME INTERNATIONALE EST QUE CELLE-CI N'EST PAS UNE NORME JURIDIQUE PREEXISTANTE AYANT UNE VALEUR OBJECTIVE AFFIRMEE A PRIORI COMME LA NORME CONVENTIONNELLE. ELLE EST EN QUELQUE SORTE LATENTE ET NE S'OFFRE A L'EXAMEN JURIDIQUE QU'A L'OCCASSION D'UN DIFFEREND ENTRE SUJETS DU DROIT INTERNATIONAL. ISSUE DE L'ENSEMBLE DES ACTES ET COMPORTEMENTS DE CES SUJETS DANS LA SPHERE INTERNATIONALE, ELLE SE TROUVE CANTONNEE DANS UN PROCESSUS DUQUEL LE JUGE DOIT LA DEGAGER ET LUI DONNER LA FORME ET LE CONTENU D'UNE NORME JURIDIQUE DONT IL EST POSSIBLE DE DEDUIRE UNE SOLUTION PARTICULIERE. CES ACTES ET CES COMPORTEMENTS DOIVENT DONC REMPLIR CERTAINES CONDITIONS (REPETITION, GENERALITE, DUREE, IMPUTABILITE A UN SUJET DE DROIT INTERNATIONAL) QUI PERMETTENT AU JUGE DE LES QUALIFIER JURIDIQUEMENT. SI LA PREUVE QUE LEURS AUTEURS (ETATS OU ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONALES) ONT ENTENDU SE PLACER SUR LE TERRAIN JURIDIQUE EN LES ACCOMPLISSANT(OPINIO JURIS SIVE NECESSITATIS) EST ETABLIE, LE JUGE DECLARE QUE CES ACTES ET COMPORTEMENTS CONSTITUENT UNE NORME COUTUMIERE INTERNATIONALE SUSCEPTIBLE D'ETRE APPLIQUEE. MAIS IL A A RESOUDRE AUPARAVANT LE PROBLEME DE SON OPPOSABILITE EN DISANT POURQUOI ELLE S'IMPOSE A LA PARTIE DEFENDERESSE. EST-CE EN VERTU DE SON CONSENTEMENT OU EN VERTU D'AUTRES CARACTERES OBJECTIFS INDEPENDANTS DE TOUTE VOLONTE? S'IL CONCLUT A UNE OPPOSABILITE SUBJECTIVE, IL TIENT COMPTE DE LA SITUATION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS DE CETTE PARTIE LORS DU PROCESSUS COUTUMIER. S'IL CONCLUT A UNE OPPOSABILITE OBJECTIVE, IL LUIDECLARE LA NORME COUTUMIERE OPPOSABLE QUELS QUE SOIENT SES COMPORTEMENTS ET SA SITUATION PAR RAPPORT AU PROCESSUS. UNE FOIS LE PROBLEME DE L'OPPOSABILITE RESOLU, LE JUGE INTERNATIONAL SE PENCHE SUR CELUI DU CONFLIT ENTRE COUTMES GENERALES ET COUTUMES PARTICULIERES ET ENTRE COUTUMES ET TRAITES EN VUE DE DETERMINER LA REGLE APPLICABLE AU LITIGE QUI LUI A ETE SOUMIS. QUANT AU FONDEMENT DE LA COUTUME, LA JURISPRUDENCE MONTRE QUE LE JUGE DOIT SE CONTENTER D'ATTRIBUER DES EFFETS JURIDIQUES A TOUTE PRATIQUE QUI REMPLIT LES CONDITIONS QUI LE PORTENT A Y VOIR LE DROIT. IL N'A DONC PAS A SE PRONONCER SUR SON FONDEMENT, COMME SEMBLE LE LUI SUGGERER LA DOCTRINE VOLONTARISTE ET OBJECTIVISTE

La représentation institutionnelle dans l'ordre international

Author : Evelyne Lagrange
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004479996
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book La représentation institutionnelle dans l'ordre international written by Evelyne Lagrange and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L'institutionnalisation et l'organisation d'un ordre juridique sur un mode représentatif impliquent un processus de différenciation fonctionnelle entre représentés et représentants permettant la réduction de la multiplicité à l'unité. La personne morale apparaît comme le terme réunificateur de tout système representative. Dans l'ordre international, ce processus est perturbé par la présence, dans les organs intergouvernementaux, de représentants d'Etat qui sont autant d'organes des Etats membres, présence prolongée par le consentement aux actes adoptés en leur sein. Quel en est donc le sujet d'imputation : l'organisation ou ses membres ? Une théorie de l'acte doit être développée au coeur de la théorie de l'organe pour démontrer que l'organisation internationale est la personnification juridique d'une collectivité d'Etats dotée d'un système représentatif, et n'est que cela. La qualité de partie à un traité constitutif et de membre d'une organisation internationale ne prive l'Etat d'aucun des attributs de la souveraineté dans l'ordre international. Au contraire, la faculté d'investir un sujet de droit de compétences nouvelles est précisément un attribut de la souveraineté : l'organisation est tout entière une création des Etats membres. Leur souveraineté n'inhibe pas le processus de personnification de l'organisation qui, en retour, ne la confisque pas : la souveraineté et la relativité des rapports juridiques demeurent les principes régulateurs de l'ordre international.

The Law Against War

Author : Olivier Corten
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509949003
Total Pages : 790 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Law Against War written by Olivier Corten and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for previous edition: “...a comprehensive, meticulously-researched study of contemporary international law governing the use of armed force in international relations...' Andrew Garwood-Gowers, Queensland University of Technology Law Review, Volume 12(2) When this first English language edition of The Law Against War published it quickly established itself as a classic. Detailed, analytically rigorous and comprehensive, it provided an indispensable guide to the legal framework regulating the use of force. Now a decade on the much anticipated new edition brings the work up to date. It looks at new precedents arising from the Arab Spring; the struggle against the "Islamic State" in Iraq and Syria; and the conflicts in Ukraine and Yemen. It also reflects the new doctrinal debates surrounding recent state practice. Previous positions are reconsidered and in some cases revised, notably the question of consensual intervention and the very definition of force, particularly, to accommodate targeted extrajudicial executions and cyber-operations. Finally, the new edition provides detailed coverage of the concept of self-defense, reflecting recent interpretations of the International Court of Justice and the ongoing controversies surrounding its definition and interpretation.

Research Handbook on the Law of International Organizations

Author : Jan Klabbers
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857931296
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook on the Law of International Organizations written by Jan Klabbers and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering Research Handbook with contributions from renowned experts, provides an overview of the general doctrines making up the law of international organizations.The approach of this book is taken from a novel perspective: that of the tension between functionalism and constitutionalism. In doing so, this Handbook presents not only practically relevant information, but also provides a tool for understanding the ways in which internationalorganizations work. It has separate chapters on specific 'constitutional' topics and on two specific organizations: the EU and the UN. Research Handbook on the Law of international Organizations will be of particular interest to academics and graduate students in the fields ofinternational law, international politics and international relations.

The Formation and Identification of Rules of Customary International Law in International Investment Law

Author : Patrick Dumberry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316503070
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book The Formation and Identification of Rules of Customary International Law in International Investment Law written by Patrick Dumberry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-13 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patrick Dumberry provides a comprehensive analysis of the rules of customary international law in the field of international investment law.

Recueil Des Cours, Collected Courses 1977

Author : Tuğrul Ansay
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789028606005
Total Pages : 500 pages
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Download or read book Recueil Des Cours, Collected Courses 1977 written by Tuğrul Ansay and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1980-04-02 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Academy is a prestigious international institution for the study and teaching of Public and Private International Law and related subjects. The work of the Hague Academy receives the support and recognition of the UN. Its purpose is to encourage a thorough and impartial examination of the problems arising from international relations in the field of law. The courses deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law. All courses at the Academy are, in principle, published in the language in which they were delivered in the "Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law .

Aspects et sens du droit international privé

Author : Hague Academy of International Law
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789024731800
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Aspects et sens du droit international privé written by Hague Academy of International Law and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1985-05-13 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Academy is a prestigious international institution for the study and teaching of Public and Private International Law and related subjects. The work of the Hague Academy receives the support and recognition of the UN. Its purpose is to encourage a thorough and impartial examination of the problems arising from international relations in the field of law. The courses deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law. All courses at the Academy are, in principle, published in the language in which they were delivered in the "Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law .

International organisations, non-State actors, and the formation of customary international law

Author : Sufyan Droubi
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526134179
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book International organisations, non-State actors, and the formation of customary international law written by Sufyan Droubi and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers new practical and theoretical perspectives on one of the most complex questions regarding the formation of international law, namely that actors other than states contribute to the making of customary international law. Notwithstanding the International Law Commission’s valuable contribution, the making of customary international law remains riddled with acute practical and theoretical controversies that continue to be intensively debated. Making extensive reference to the case-law of international law courts and tribunals, as well as the most recent scholarly work on customary international law, this volume provides a comprehensive study of the contribution of international organisations and non-state actors to the formation of customary international law. With innovative tools and guidance for law students, legal scholars, and researchers in law, as well as legal practitioners, advisers, judges, arbitrators, and counsels, this collection is essential reading for those wishing to understand and address contemporary questions of international law-making.

L'intégration Du Droit International Et Communautaire Dans L'ordre Juridique National

Author : Pierre Michel Eisemann
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789041102690
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book L'intégration Du Droit International Et Communautaire Dans L'ordre Juridique National written by Pierre Michel Eisemann and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1996-06-26 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just how International and European Community Law is being integrated into domestic legal systems is as yet not too well known. To gain a clear overview of this grey area requires more than knowing about the various constitutional rules. What is also needed is a study of little-known administrative practices and the attitudes of the national courts, where case-law is often as complex as it is diverse. When all these elements are taken into account, the general picture that emerges is a much more subtle one, transcending the classical positions based on the theories of monism and dualism. To grasp this reality and go beyond preconceived ideas, it seemed indispensable to make a thorough analysis of national practices. To this end, the International Law Centre of the University of Paris XIII (Cedin Paris XIII) took the initiative, in 1990, of setting up a network of European international lawyers to work on the theme International norms and legal barriers'. This book presents the outcome of the network's programme. The research was organized on the basis of a single questionnaire which provided the outline of a common workplan, to which each of the contributors has adhered. Detailed comparisons of national practices can now be made, relating in particular to international treaties, acts of international organisations and of the European Communities, and to unwritten international law. This is the first time that such a comprehensive and detailed survey has been made of all thirteen countries. Reading the national reports one after the other provides complete information on domestic practices; reading them crosswise gives a direct comparison between the different countries on specificissues.

Challenging Acts of International Organizations Before National Courts

Author : August Reinisch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199595291
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Challenging Acts of International Organizations Before National Courts written by August Reinisch and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An increasing number of challenges against the activities and decisions of international organisations are brought before national courts. This book offers an overview of how different courts have dealt with these cases and an analysis of the legal framework which applies to them, identifying common ground across jurisdictions.

Evolutions in the Law of International Organizations

Author : Virzo
Publisher : Hotei Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9004290192
Total Pages : 573 pages
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Download or read book Evolutions in the Law of International Organizations written by Virzo and published by Hotei Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of their increasing prevalence and diversity, International Organizations (IOs) are one of the most striking legal phenomena in contemporary international law. Evolutions in the Law of International Organizations, is a collection of essays discussing the ever-changing nature of IOs. It covers all the many considerable practical evolutions in the law of, offers a discussion of theoretical issues and proposes solutions to many crucial problems related to these institutional developments. The book explores controversial institutional issues arising from recent developments in the complex international practice of IOs and includes contributions about the definition of IOs, the role of "soft" IOs and regional IOs, the reformation of international financial institutions, and the liability of IOs for their actions, among others.