Title:State Immunity, Human Rights and the Necessity of Alternative Means of Redress
Author(s):VARA JACOBO, Marcos OctavioDate:2012Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI LLM thesesAbstract:In its judgment of February 3, 2012, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) determined that the deprivation of State immunity by the Italian national courts was contrary to international law. The Court decided this matter ...
Title:State Responsibility for Conduct of Private Military Companies Violating Ius ad Bellum
Author(s):BEAUCILLON, Charlotte; FERNANDEZ, Julianet; RASPAIL, HélèneDate:2011Type of Publication:Contribution to bookAbstract:This chapter discusses the circumstances under which states can be held accountable for a breach of the ius ad bellum, when the acts in question were performed by a private military and security company (PMSC). The definition ...
Title:Statecraft, the Market State and the Development of European Legal Culture
Author(s):AFILALO, Ari; PATTERSON, Dennis; PURNHAGEN, Kai PeterDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI LAWAbstract:We consider whether the theory of the market-state can explain the features of a common European legal culture. Our thesis is that there is an extant EU legal culture, one which developed through the Europeanisation of ...
Title:The Status of Nuclear Export Control Regimes in International Law
Author(s):VISKI, AndreaDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:During an October 2008 speech to the Nuclear Energy Agency, IAEA Director General Mohamed Elbaradei stated that more than fifty countries had expressed interest in developing nuclear power programs to meet their growing ...
Title:Status of PMSC Personnel in the Laws of War: The Question of Direct Participation in Hostilities
Author(s):SOSSAI, MirkoDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract:The legal status of private military and security company personnel under the law of international armed conflicts determines the rights and the privileges afforded by the law and the legal consequences deriving from the ...