La jurisprudence de l'OMC / The Case-Law of the WTO, 1998-1


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Praise for volume 1: "[...] The authors have taken advantage of the retrospection inherent in this volume to provide perspective that may not be available in the instant commentaries. Thus, the bilingual volume will be useful both to readers needing a quick summary of a WTO decision and to specialists seeking to trace through the development of the rapidly evolving WTO jurisprudence." - Steve Charnovitz, in: The American Journal of International Law, Volume 98




Semiotics of International Law


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Language carries more than meanings; language conveys a means of conceiving the world. In this sense, national legal systems expressed through national languages organize the Law based on their own understanding of reality. International Law becomes, in this context, the meeting point where different legal cultures and different views of world intersect. The diversity of languages and legal systems can enrich the possibilities of understanding and developing international law, but it can also represent an instability and unsafety factor to the international scenario. This multilegal-system and multilingual scenario adds to the complexity of international law and poses new challenges. One of them is legal translation, which is a field of knowledge and professional skill that has not been the subject of theoretical thinking on the part of legal scholars. How to negotiate, draft or interpret an international treaty that mirrors what the parties, – who belong to different legal cultures and who, on many occasions, speak different mother tongues – ,want or wanted to say? By analyzing the decision-making process and the legal discourse adopted by the WTO’s Appellate Body, this book highlights the active role of language in diplomatic negotiations and in interpreting international law. In addition, it also shows that the debate on the effectiveness and legitimacy of International Law cannot be separated from the linguistic issue.




Select Proceedings of the European Society of International Law, Volume 3, 2010


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This book continues the series Select Proceedings of the European Society of International Law, containing the proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference organised by ESIL and the University of Cambridge in 2010. The title of the conference was 'International Law 1989-2010: A Performance Appraisal'. The highlights, selected for publication in this volume, cover a wide spectrum of topics in international law.




L'organisation mondiale du commerce et le renforcement de la règlementation juridique des échanges commerciaux internationaux


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Le système institué par l'Organisation Mondiale du Commerce (OMC) consacre le renforcement sans précédent de la réglementation juridique des échanges commerciaux internationaux. Ce renforcement, incontestable, se traduit d'abord par l'extension quantitative de la réglementation juridique. De fait, il faut relever l'appel accru à la règle de droit. l'instauration d'un système juridiquement plus contraignant et la condamnation expresse de toutes les dispositions contraires aux règles multilatérales : instruments unilatéraux de protection commerciale, lois extra-territoriales, mesures dites de la " zone grise ". Ce renforcement, efficace, témoigne aussi de l'extension qualitative de la réglementation juridique. L'institutionnalisation de l'arbitrage, l'instauration d'une véritable procédure d'appel, l'établissement d'un système de surveillance et de contrôle coercitif, attestent de la nature juridictionnelle des procédures. Plus rationnel, plus crédible, plus impartial, le mécanisme de règlement des différends se voit doter d'une autorité juridique exceptionnelle cri matière internationale. Ce renforcement, pragmatique, illustre enfin l'extension réaliste de la réglementation juridique. Relatif le droit de l'OMC se caractérise par sa grande souplesse. Spécifique, il s'accommode bien de la composante régionale. Universel, il est amené à évoluer en permanence, pour répondre aux préoccupations des Etats. En définitive, le droit de l'OMC, librement négocié par tous les Membres, confère aux règles multilatérales une acceptabilité juridique et politique très forte. Pour autant, tout n'est pas parfait. La règle de droit connaît des limites. La dimension politique ne saurait être occultée. L'OMC pourrait être victime d'un excès d'ambition. Cinq ans après sa mise en place, si les fondements et la finalité de l'institution ne sont pas en cause, des dysfonctionnements existent, qui appellent des aménagements institutionnels. Des réformes doivent être menées à bien. C'est le prix à payer pour convaincre, aujourd'hui, tous les détracteurs de l'OMC. C'est le prix à payer pour exiger, demain, la reconnaissance de l'applicabilité directe du droit de l'OMC dans les ordres juridiques internes des Etats Membres.




European Yearbook 1996


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The "European Yearbook" promotes the scientific study of nineteen European supranational organisations, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Each volume contains a detailed survey of the history, structure and yearly activities of each organisation and an up-to-date chart providing a clear overview of the member states of each organisation. In addition, a number of articles on topics of general interest are included in each volume. A general index by subject and name, and a cumulative index of all the articles which have appeared in the "Yearbook," are included in every volume and provide direct access to the "Yearbook"'s subject matter. Each volume contains a comprehensive bibliography covering the year's relevant publications. This is an indispensable work of reference for anyone dealing with the European institutions.




50th Anniversary of the Multilateral Trading System


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Recoge: 1. Flavio Cotti - 2. Renato Ruggiero - 3. William J. Clinton - 4. Kjell Magne Bondevik - 5. Ivan Kostov - 6. Fidel Castro Ruiz - 7. Jacques Santer - 8. Fernando Henrique Cardoso - 9. Nelson Mandela - 10. Sidi Mohammed - 11. Janez Drnovsek - 12. Tony Blair - 13. Daniel Kablan Duncan - 14. Edison C. James - 15. Romano Prodi - 16. Jean Chretien - 17. Ryutaro Hashimoto - 18. Gon Chok Tong.







Gone with the Headwinds


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to come




International Transnational Associations


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Includes monthly supplements to: International congress calendar.




Free and Fair Elections


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