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La Compétence Universelle Civile
Author: La Compétence Universelle Civile
Author: Andreas BucherUniversal Civil Jurisdiction
Author: Serena ForlatiPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004408576
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
In Universal Civil Jurisdiction ¬– Which Way Forward? leading experts of public and private international law discuss the challenges that victims of international crimes face when they seek reparation in countries other than the country where the crime was committed.
The Fundamental Rules of the International Legal Order
Author: Christian TomuschatPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004149813
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
This work, the outgrowth of a joint reflection by French and German international lawyers, attempts to reconceptualize the doctrine of hierarchy in international law by emphasizing that a clear distinction should be drawn between primary rules, which encapsulate precepts for the protection of the basic values of the international community, and secondary rules, which determine the regime of legal consequences flowing from a breach of such rules of conduct.
Private International Law Aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility
Author: Catherine KessedjianPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030351874
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 697
Book Description
This book addresses one of the core challenges in the corporate social responsibility (or business and human rights) debate: how to ensure adequate access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses that infringe upon their human rights. However, ensuring access to remedy depends on a series of normative and judicial elements that become highly complex when disputes are transnational. In such cases, courts need to consider and apply different laws that relate to company governance, to determine the competent forum, to define which bodies of law to apply, and to ensure the adequate execution of judgments. The book also discusses how alternative methods of dispute settlement can relate to this topic, and the important role that private international law plays in access to remedy for corporate-related human rights abuses. This collection comprises 20 national reports from jurisdictions in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia, addressing the private international law aspects of corporate social responsibility. They provide an overview of the legal differences between geographical areas, and offer numerous examples of how states and their courts have resolved disputes involving private international law elements. The book draws two preliminary conclusions: that there is a need for a better understanding of the role that private international law plays in cases involving transnational elements, in order to better design transnational solutions to the issues posed by economic globalisation; and that the treaty negotiations on business and human rights in the United Nations could offer a forum to clarify and unify several of the elements that underpin transnational disputes involving corporate human rights abuses, which could also help to identify and bridge the existing gaps that limit effective access to remedy. Adopting a comparative approach, this book appeals to academics, lawyers, judges and legislators concerned with the issue of access to remedy and reparation for corporate abuses under the prism of private international law.
Festschrift Ahmed Sadek El-Kosheri
Author: Mohamed Abdel RaoufPublisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN: 9041160639
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
With this Festschrift, the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA) is starting a tradition of honoring Arab scholars and practitioners who promote international arbitration and international law. Over the last few decades, international arbitration institutions and international law societies have generously acknowledged the work of leading scholars and practitioners from the region. The time has come, however, for these individuals to be honored by institutions within the region. It should come as no surprise that the BCDR-AAA is dedicating this first Festschrift to Professor Dr. Ahmed El-Kosheri. His immense contributions to international commercial arbitration, international investment arbitration, and international law more broadly, as well as his significant influence on a generation of lawyers and students from the Arab region and beyond, fully justify this choice. As a testament to Dr. El-Kosheri's remarkable career, broad intellectual horizons and extensive geographical reach, the Festschrift includes contributions from forty-six authors-judges, arbitrators, practitioners and scholars-representing twenty-one nationalities from the Middle East, North and Western Africa, East Asia, Europe, and North and South America, who wrote on topics as diverse as international arbitration and ADR mechanisms, international investment law, public international law (including international administrative law), and private international law in Arabic, English, and French. One can hardly think of another Arab figure who has done more than Dr. El-Kosheri to strengthen international law while bridging legal-cultural divides between the Arab region and the rest of the world. He will undoubtedly continue to inspire many generations to come.
La Promotion de la Justice, Des Droits de L'homme Et Du Règlement Des Conflits Par Le Droit International
Author: Marcelo Gustavo KohenPublisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9004153837
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1275
Book Description
This "Liber Amicorum" is published at the occasion of Judge Lucius Caflisch's retirement from a distinguished teaching career at the Graduate Institute of International Studies of Geneva, where he served as Professor of International Law for more than three decades, and where he has also held the position of Director. It was written by his colleagues and friends, from the European Court of Human Rights, from universities all around the world, from the Swiss Foreign Affairs Ministry and many other national and international institutions. The "Liber Amicorum Lucius Caflisch" covers different fields in which Judge Caflisch has excelled in his various capacities, as scholar, representative of Switzerland in international conferences, legal adviser of the Swiss Foreign Affairs Ministry, counsel, registrar, arbitrator and judge. This collective work is divided into three main sections. The first section examines questions concerning human rights and international humanitarian law. The second section is devoted to the international law of spaces, including matters regarding the law of the sea, international waterways, Antarctica, and boundary and territorial issues. The third section addresses issues related to the peaceful settlement of disputes, both generally and with regard to any particular means of settlement. The contributions are in both English and French.
Biographie Universelle Classique. Biographie Universelle, Ou Dictionnaire Historique, Etc
Author: The United Nations Principles to Combat Impunity: A Commentary
Author: Frank HaldemannPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191061298
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
The fight against impunity has become a growing concern of the international community. Updated in 2005, the UN Set of Principles for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights Through Action to Combat Impunity is the fruit of several years of study, developed under the aegis of the UN Commission on Human Rights and then affirmed by the Human Rights Council. These Principles are today widely accepted as constituting an authoritative reference point for efforts in the fight against impunity for gross human rights abuses and serious violations of international humanitarian law. As a comprehensive attempt to codify universal accountability norms, the UN Set of Principles marks a significant step forward in the debate on the obligation of states to combat impunity in its various forms. Bringing together leading experts in the field, this volume provides comprehensive academic commentary of the 38 principles. The book is a perfect companion to the document, setting out the text of the Principles alongside detailed analysis, as well as a full introduction and a guide to the relevant literature and case law. The commentary advances debates and clarifies complex legal issues, making it an essential resource for legal academics, students, and practitioners working in fields such as human rights, international criminal law, and transitional justice.
International Protection of Human Rights and Victims' Rights
Author: Jean-François FlaussPublisher: Emile Bruylant
ISBN: 9782802727521
Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
L'attention croissante portée par le droit international, toutes composantes confondues, aux droits des victimes de violation des droits de l'homme a été symboliquement illustrée par la proclamation, sous forme de soft law, de principes directeurs à vocation universelle. Quelle que soit l'origine, étatique ou privée, des atteintes subies, une protection efficace des droits des victimes suppose, à l'évidence, la reconnaissance à leur profit d'un droit d'action, et même de préférence d'un véritable locus standijudiciaire. Mais elle implique aussi l'ouverture d'un droit à réparation, d'ailleurs non nécessairement circonscrit à la seule compensation pécuniaire. En pratique, la protection offerte aux victimes de violation de droits de l'homme internationalement garantis demeure encore fort inégale et inégalitaire. Nombre d'entre elles ne disposent d'aucun droit d'accès effectif à un forum international ou national. Ce cas de figure concerne hélas bien souvent les victimes de violations massives ou/et systématiques. L'espérance légitime d'une réparation varie énormément en fonction entre autres de la nature de la violation dénoncée, du type d'action susceptible d'être engagée, de la qualité de la victime. Si rétrospectivement la situation des victimes s'est considérablement améliorée, elle est encore loin de satisfaire pleinement aux standards minimaux préconisés par l'Organisation des Nations Unies.