International society

Presupposing the concept of discourse (factitiveness, interactivity, contextuality and intertextuality), the diplomatic discourse is analysed in its specificity, that is as a set of structures […]

Between outspoken will and real will, the American strategy does rest on the preventive war doctrine, even if the Bush Administration prefers to name it […]

With the doctrine of preventive legitimate defense, the United States support a specific enforcement of the right to do self-justice. The theory of «anticipatory» action, […]

The question of the legality and/or legitimacy of the use of force in international affairs has caused a debate within the transatlantic community, and therefore, […]

The question of the legality and/or legitimacy of the use of force in international affairs has caused a debate within the transatlantic community, and therefore, […]

International corruption has become a normal means of conquering public exportation markets. At the same time, transnational firms, whose power is everincreasing, begin to compete […]

The evolution of the terrorist threat – from the development of Al Qaïda to the risk of binding ties with certain rogue States – requires […]

This paper, drawing on the thinking of H. Lauterpacht, an international jurist in the first half of the 20th century, attempts to go beyond the […]

Confronted with the conflictive nature of international relations, the contemporary establishment of peacekeeping law rests on a necessary selection of values : either primacy is […]

Reforming the Security Council is a current theme, concerning its composition, as well as the threats it has to face, and its action capacities. Yet, […]