International society

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, […]

Considering that conflicts and crises irrupting within a State posed threats to international peace and security, the Security Council has progressively been brought to intervene […]

The finality of this paper is not to analyse the principle of political responsibility in all of is dimensions. To opt for such a perspective […]