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Revues de droit international

The list includes European journals with an emphasis on various aspects of international law, in terms of authors and the topics dealt with. The list is envisaged as a crossroads for the exchange of ideas and information, dialogue and further development of issues. The links to the journals, listed in alphabetical order, are established for the purpose of recognizing and encouraging these multiple fora:

Baltic Yearbook of International Law
http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=210&pid=18745
Managing Editor: Carin Laurin

European Journal of International Law
http://www.ejil.org
Editor-in-Chief: Joseph Weiler, New York

Finnish Yearbook of International Law
http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=210&pid=18379
Ius Gentium Association, Finland
Editor-in-Chief: Jan Klabbers

German Yearbook of International Law
http://www.internat-recht.uni-kiel.de/gyil
Editors: Thomas Giegerich, Alexander Proelss

Goettingen Journal of International Law
http://gojil.uni-goettingen.de/joomla
Editors-in-Chief: Anja Eikermann, Mohammad Al-Hasani, Matthias Lippold

Hague Journal on the Rule of Law
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=ROL
Editors:
Julio Faundez, Warwick University, UK
Randy Peerenboom, La Trobe Univerity Melbourne, Australia, and Associate Fellow Oxford University Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, UK

Heidelberg Journal of International Law
http://www.hjil.de/

International and Comparative Law Quarterly
http://www.biicl.org/publications/iclq
Editors:
Catherine Redgwell, University College London
Robert McCorquodale, British Institute of International and Comparative Law

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights
http://www.brill.nl/ijgr
Editor-in-Chief: Gudmundur Alfredsson

International Review of the Red Cross
http://www.icrc.org/eng/review
Editor-in-Chief: Toni Pfanner

Italian Yearbook of International Law
http://www.italianyearbook.unisi.it/
General Editor: Francesco Francioni
Associate Editor: Riccardo Pavoni

Journal of History of International Law
http://www.brill.nl/jhil
Editors-in-Chief: Peter Haggenmacher, Michael Stolleis, R�diger Wolfrum

Leiden Journal of International Law
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=LJL
Editor: Larissa van den Herik, Leiden University, NL

Max Planck UN Yearbook
http://www.mpil.de/ww/en/pub/research/details/publications/institute/mpyunl.cfm
Editors: Armin von Bogdandy, R�diger Wolfrum

Netherlands International Law Review
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=NLR
Editor: P. Vlas, Free University of Amsterdam, NL

Netherlands Yearbook of International Law
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=NYL
General Editors:
I. F. Dekker, Utrecht University, NL
E. Hey, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL

Nordic Journal of International Law
http://www.brill.nl/nord
Editor-in-Chief: Christina Johnsson

Revue Generale de Droit International Public
http://www.rgdip.com
Secretaire de redaction: Benedicte Pedone Ribot

Election du Comit� Ex�cutif

Election du Comit� Ex�cutif de la SEDI

Les personnes suivantes (list�es dans l'ordre alphab�tique) se sont port�es candidates � l'�lection au Comit� Ex�cutif de la SEDI. L'�lection aura lieu lors de l'Assembl�e G�n�rale le samedi 4 septembre 2010 (08.15 - 9.45)

Jutta Brunn�e:

Associate Dean of Law (Graduate) and Professor of Law and Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law, University of Toronto. She studied in Germany, France and Canada and holds an LL.M. from Dalhousie University, Canada, and a Doctorate in Law from Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of Public International Law and International Environmental Law. Professor Brunn�e is co-author of Legitimacy and Legality in International Law: An Interactional Account (Cambridge University Press, 2010), and co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford University Press, 2007) and A Globally Integrated Climate Policy for Canada (University of Toronto Press, 2008) as well as author of numerous books and articles on topics of international environmental law and international law. In 1998-99, Professor Brunn�e was the Scholar-in-Residence in the Legal Bureau of the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, advising, inter alia, on matters under the Biodiversity and Climate Change Conventions. She serves on the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law.

Vice-doyenne aux �tudes sup�rieures en droit et professeure de droit et directrice du Centre de recherche Metcalf en droit de l�environnement. Elle a �tudi� en Allemagne, en France et au Canada et d�tient une ma�trise en droit (LL.M.) de l�Universit� de Dalhousie, Canada, et un doctorat en droit de l�Universit� Johannes Gutenberg, Allemagne. Ses int�r�ts d�enseignement et de recherche sont en droit international public et en droit international de l�environnement. La professeure Brunn�e est co-auteure de Legitimacy and Legality in International Law: An Interactional Account (Cambridge University Press, 2010), et co-�ditrice du Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford University Press, 2007) et de A Globally Integrated Climate Policy for Canada (University of Toronto Press, 2008), aussi que l�auteure de nombreux livres et articles sur les sujets du droit international de l�environnement et du droit international. En 1998-99, la professeure Brunn�e fut professeure invit�e � la Direction g�n�rale des affaires juridiques du Minist�re des Affaires �trang�res et du Commerce international du Canada et donna des recommandations, notamment au sujet des Conventions sur la diversit� biologique et les changements climatiques. Elle si�ge sur le Comit� �ditorial du American Journal of International Law.

Carlos Esposito:

Carlos Esp�sito is Professor of Public International Law at the Aut�noma University of Madrid. He studied law at the University of Buenos Aires (1989), and received his doctorate in law from the Aut�noma University of Madrid (1995). He has been Visiting Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall (1998), Visiting Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge (2007), and Visiting Professor at G�ttingen University (2010) among other universities and institutions. He served as Counsel and Deputy Head (2001-2004) of the International Law Department of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was a Senior Researcher at the international relations think tank FRIDE (2004-2005). Founder of two legal journals, he is now the editor of a collection of books on international law and a member of the Board of Editors of the Journal of International Economic Law. His books in Spanish include The Advisory Jurisdiction of the ICJ (1996), The WTO and Private Persons (1999), State Immunity and Human Rights (2007), and two co-edited collections of essays on WTO and European Regionalism (2000) and The Role of Courts in Transitional Justice: Voices from Latin America and Spain (2009, English version expected in 2011).

Carlos Esp�sito est Professeur de Droit international public � l�Universit� Aut�noma de Madrid, institution o� il r�alisa ses �tudes doctorales (1995) apr�s ses �tudes de droit a l'Universit� de Buenos Aires (1989). Il a �t� Professeur visitant � l�Universit� de Californie, Berkeley, Boalt Hall (1998), chercheur visitant du Centre Lauterpacht pour le Droit international, Universit� de Cambridge (2007) et Professeur visitant � l�Universit� de G�ttingen (2010), parmi d�autres universit�s et institutions fr�quent�es. Par ailleurs, il a servi au sein du Minist�re des Affaires �trang�res espagnol en qualit� de conseiller et puis chef adjoint (2001-2004); il a collabor� avec le think tank FRIDE en tant que chercheur senior (2004-2005). Fondateur de deux journaux l�gaux, il est � pr�sent �diteur d�une collection de travaux de Droit international tout comme membre du Comit� d��diteurs du Journal of International Economic Law. Ses livres publi�s en espagnol incluent La juridiction consultative de la CIJ (1996), L�OMC et les particuliers (1999) et Immunit� de l'�tat et droits de l�homme (2007). Il a dirig� en tant que co-�diteur deux oeuvres collectives, L�OMC et le r�gionalisme europ�en (2000), ainsi que Le R�le des Tribunaux dans la justice transitionnelle: voix d�Am�rique Latine et de l�Espagne (2009, version anglaise pr�vue pour 2011).

Mary Footer:

Mary Footer has been Professor of International Economic Law at the University of Nottingham School of Law since 2006, having previously taught at the University of Amsterdam, the Erasmus University Rotterdam and University College London, and as a guest-lecturer at several universities in Europe, North America and China. She has been Senior Program Legal Counsel at the International Development Law Organization, Rome (1995-1999) and has held research posts at the British Institute of International & Comparative Law, London (1992-1994), and the European University Institute, Florence (2010). Mary holds a PhD with distinction (Erasmus), an LLM (UCL), a JD in civil law (UNA) and a BA (Hons) in European History (UEA). She is a Member of the Executive Council, British Branch, International Law Association (ILA) and the ILA International Trade Law Committee, Rapporteur of the ILA Committee on International Law and Biotechnology and co-chair of the ESIL International Economic Law Interest Group. Her publications are mainly in the field of public international law, law and economic development and the international regulation of (agro)biotechnology; she is author of An Institutional and Normative Analysis of the World Trade Organization (2006).

Mary Footer est professeur du droit international �conomique � la facult� de droit de l�Universit� de Nottingham depuis 2006. Auparavant elle �tait ma�tre de conference � l�Universit� d�Amsterdam, � l�Erasmus University de Rotterdam et � University College London et professeur invit� dans plusieurs universit�s d�Europe, d�Am�rique du Nord et de Chine. Elle a �t� conseill�re juridique principale pour des programmes � l�Organisation Internationale de Droit du D�veloppement de Rome (1995-1999) et a obtenu des positions de recherche � l�Institut britannique du droit international et compar� de Londres (1992-1994) et � l�Institut universitaire europ�en de Florence (2010). Mary est titulaire d�un Doctorat en droit cum laude (Erasmus), d�une Ma�trise en droit public (UCL) et en droit civil (UNA) et d�un Dipl�me en histoire europ�ene (UEA). Elle est membre du Conseil ex�cutif de l�Association du droit international (ILA) et de son Comit� du droit international du commerce, Rapporteur du Comit� du droit international et biotechnologie de l�ILA et co-pr�sidente du Groupe de R�flexion en Droit International �conomique de SEDI. Ses publications principales sont dans le domaine du droit international public, du droit du d�veloppement �conomique et de la r�gulation internationale de l�agro-biotechnologie. Elle est l�auteur de l�ouvrage An Institutional and Normative Analysis of the World Trade Organization (2006).

Nico Krisch:

Nico KRISCH is a Professor of International Law at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. Previously, he was a Senior Lecturer at the Law Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science, after holding research positions at Merton College, Oxford, NYU Law School and the Max Planck Institute for International Law in Heidelberg. He studied law and international relations in Berlin, Geneva and Heidelberg and received a Ph.D. in law from the University of Heidelberg. Nico is the author of Selbstverteidigung und kollektive Sicherheit (Self-defense and Collective Security, 2001) and of articles on United Nations law, on hegemony in international law, and on the legal order of global governance. His most recent book, Beyond Constitutionalism: The Pluralist Structure of Postnational Law, is due to appear in October 2010 with Oxford University Press. Nico has been a member of the ESIL Executive Board since 2006.

Why is he standing for re-election? �My vision is that of an active, vibrant ESIL, in which scholars of all ages and nationalities find a forum for the exchange of ideas, a forum that places European legal thought more firmly onto the map of the discipline and provides the space to constantly push and transcend existing intellectual confines. The Society has gone a long way towards this goal in the few years since its founding, but it is still young and needs much effort to consolidate and extend its activities. It should, for example, aspire to hold a greater number of events throughout Europe, should create greater visibility for European scholarship, and should facilitate links among researchers from different backgrounds, through joint workshops or summer schools. I am keen to keep contributing to the exciting endeavour ESIL represents.�

Nico KRISCH est professeur de droit international � la Hertie School of Governance de Berlin. Il �tait pr�cedemment Senior Lecturer � la London School of Economics and Political Science, apr�s avoir �t� chercheur au Merton College d�Oxford, � la Facult� de Droit de NYU et au Max Planck Institute for International Law � Heidelberg. Il a �tudi� le droit et les relations internationales � Berlin, Gen�ve et Heidelberg et est titulaire d�un Doctorat en droit de l�Universit� d�Heidelberg. Nico est l�auteur de Selbstverteidigung und kollektive Sicherheit (L�gitime d�fense et s�curit� collective, 2001). Il a �galement publi� des articles relatifs au droit des Nations Unies, � l�h�g�monisme en droit international, et � l�ordre juridique de la gouvernance mondiale. Son dernier ouvrage, Beyond Constitutionalism : the Pluralist Structure of Postnational Law, sera publi� en octobre 2010 par Oxford University Press. Nico est membre du Conseil Ex�cutif de la SEDI depuis 2006.

Pourquoi est-il candidat � la r��lection ? � Ma vision de la SEDI est celle d�une soci�t� active et dynamique, un forum d��change pour chercheurs de tous �ges et de toutes nationalit�s, un forum qui inscrit �galement la pens�e juridique europ�enne au c�ur de la discipline tout en repoussant et en transcendant les fronti�res intellectuelles existantes. La Soci�t� s�est d�j� beaucoup transform�e depuis sa cr�ation afin d�atteindre ces objectifs, mais elle est encore jeune et appelle des efforts constants afin de consolider et de d�velopper ses activit�s. Elle devrait, par exemple, multiplier ses manifestations � travers l�Europe, donner plus de visibilit� � la recherche europ�enne, et faciliter les liens entre chercheurs d�horizons diff�rents, en organisant par exemple des ateliers conjoints ou des �coles d��t�. Je suis enthousiaste � l�id�e de contribuer � ces nombreux projets pour le compte de la SEDI. �

Marko Milanovic:

Marko Milanovic obtained his first degree in law from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, his LL.M from the University of Michigan Law School, and is currently a PhD candidate in international law at the University of Cambridge. He is an Associate of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, and has served as Law Clerk to Judge Thomas Buergenthal of the International Court of Justice. He has published in leading academic journals, including the European Journal of International Law, the Leiden Journal of International Law, the International and Comparative Law Quarterly, the Human Rights Law Review and the International Review of the Red Cross. He was counsel or advisor in cases before the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Constitutional Court of Serbia. In September 2010 he will be taking up a lectureship in law at the University of Nottingham School of Law.

Marko Milanovic a obtenu son licence en droit � l'Universit� de Belgrade, Facult� de droit, son LL.M � l'Universit� du Michigan Law School, et il est actuellement doctorant en droit international � l'Universit� de Cambridge. Il est associ� du Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, et a servi comme r�f�rendaire de juge Thomas Buergenthal de la Cour internationale de Justice. Il a publi� dans revues comme European Journal of International Law, Leiden Journal of International Law, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Human Rights Law Review et la Revue internationale de la Croix-Rouge. Il a �t� avocat ou conseiller dans affaires devant la Cour internationale de Justice, la Cour europ�enne des droits de l'homme, et la Cour constitutionnelle de la Serbie. En Septembre 2010, il sera professeur assistant en droit � l'Universit� de Nottingham School of Law.

Andre Nollkaemper:

Andre Nollkaemper is Professor of Public International Law and Vice-Dean for Research at the Faculty of Law at the University of Amsterdam, and Academic Director at the Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL). He also is Member of the Advisory Committee for Public International Law of the Government of the Netherlands; and of-counsel for international law with B�hler, an Amsterdam-based law firm specializing in transnational and international litigation. He has given legal advice on cases before the European Court of Human Rights, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the Extraordinary Chamber for the Courts of Cambodia and courts of the Netherlands. He is Editor-in-Chief of International Law in Domestic Courts and author of many publications on the relationship between international law and national law (including The Ties that Bind: National Courts and the International Rule of Law, OUP, forthcoming 2011) and international responsibility. In 2010, he received a 5-year Advanced Investigator Grant from the European Research Council (ESR) for a project on Shared Responsibility in International Law.

Andre Nollkaemper est professeur de droit international public et vice-doyen pour recherche � la Facult� de droit de l�Universit� d�Amsterdam ; et directeur scientifique du Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL) ; membre du conseil consultatif de droit international public du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas ; et conseiller en droit international au cabinet d�avocats B�hler sp�cialis� dans les contentieux transnationaux et internationaux. Il a �t� consultant dans des affaires devant la Cour europ�enne des droits de l�homme, le Tribunal sp�cial pour la Sierra Leone, le Tribunal p�nal international pour l'ex-Yougoslavie, les Chambres extraordinaires au sein des tribunaux cambodgiens et des cours et tribunaux n�erlandais. Il est r�dacteur en chef de International Law in Domestic Courts et auteur de nombreuses publications concernant les relations entre le droit international et le droit national (y compris The Ties that Bind: National Courts and the International Rule of Law, OUP, en parution 2011) et la responsabilit� internationale. En 2010, il a obtenu des fonds de recherche Advanced Investigator de 5 ans octroy�s par la Conseil europ�en de la recherche (CER) pour un projet sur la responsabilit� partag�e en droit international (Shared Responsibility in International Law).

Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos:

Linos-Alexandre SICILIANOS. N� � Ath�nes en 1960. Professeur agr�g�, Universit� d'Ath�nes. Membre du Curatorium de l'Acad�mie de droit international de La Haye. Ancien Vice-pr�sident du Comit� des NU pour l'�limination de la discrimination raciale. Membre du Comit� ex�cutif de l'Agence des droits fondamentaux de l'UE. Vice-pr�sident de la Commission nationale hell�nique des droits de l'homme. Membre du Comit� scientifique du European Journal of International Law. Professeur invit� par plusieurs institutions acad�miques, y compris l'Acad�mie de droit international de La Haye, Universit�s de Paris-I, Paris-II, Oxford, Gen�ve, Strasbourg, Aix-Marseille, etc. A publi� quatre monographies, y compris dans RCADI, vol. 339, plusieurs articles et �tudes en grec, fran�ais et anglais, en droit international g�n�ral (notamment responsabilit� internationale, sanctions, emploi de la force), droits de l'homme et organisations internationales. A particip� activement � toutes les conf�rences bi-annuelles de l'ESIL et aimerait contribuer davantage � l'essor continu de la Soci�t�.

Linos-Alexander SICILIANOS. Born in Athens in 1960. Assoc. Professor, Dr., University of Athens. Member of the Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law. Former Vice-chairman of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Member of the Executive Board of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency. Vice-chairman of the Greek National Commission on Human Rights. Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Journal of International Law. Visiting professor in various academic institutions, including the Hague Academy of International Law, Universities of Paris-I, Paris-II, Oxford, Geneva, Strasbourg, Aix-Marseille, etc. Has published 4 monographs, including in RCADI, vol. 339, and numerous articles and studies in Greek, French and English on general international law (State responsibility, sanctions, use of force), human rights and international organizations. Has actively participated in all bi-annual Conferences of ESIL and would like to further contribute to the continuous development of the Society.

Geir Ulfstein:

Born 1951. Dr. juris, University of Oslo, 1995. Professor of international law at the Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo. Member of the ESIL Interest Group on International Environmental Law.
Director of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights 2004-2007. Visiting scholar at the University of Washington, University of Cambridge, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public and International Law (Heidelberg), and University of Paris I � Panth�on Sorbonne.
Publications in various fields of international law, including the law of the sea, international environmental law, human rights, and international institutional law. Co-edited Making Treaties Work: Human Rights, Environment and Arms Control (CUP 2007) and co-authored (with Jan Klabbers and Anne Peters) The Constitutionalization of International Law (OUP 2009).
Co-director of a research project on �Should States Ratify Human Rights Conventions?� at the Norwegian Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) (2009-2010). The outcome will be published in a new book series: Studies on Human Rights Conventions (CUP).
Further information and CV: http://folk.uio.no/geiru/

N� en 1951. Docteur en droit (Oslo, 1995). Professeur de droit international � l'Universit� d�Oslo. Membre du SEDI Groupe de r�flexion sur le Droit international de l'environnement.
Directeur du Centre de droit de l�homme de l'Universit� d�Oslo 2004-2007. Professeur invit� de l�Universit� Paris 1 � Panth�on Sorbonne, Max Planck Institut f�r ausl�ndisches �ffentliches Recht und V�lkerrecht (Heidelberg), University of Washington, et Universiy of Cambridge.
Ses domaines de recherche portent sur different asp�cts du droit international, notamment le droit de la mer, le droit international de l'environnement, le droit de l�homme, et le droit des organisations internationales. Parmi ses publications r�centes, figurent notamment Making Treaties Work: Human Rights, Environment and Arms Control (co-editeur, CUP 2007) et The Constitutionalization of International Law (co-auteurs: Jan Klabbers et Anne Peters, OUP 2009).
Co-directeur au projet de recherche �Should States Ratify Human Rights Conventions?� au Centre Norv�gien d�Hautes �tudes (CAS) (2009-2010). Les r�sultats seront publi�s dans un nouvel s�rie d�anthologie: Studies on Human Rights Conventions (CUP).
Pour plus de d�tails, consultez http://folk.uio.no/geiru/

2009 Forum de la SEDI- ASIL � Helsinki

La troisi�me Forum de Recherche de la SEDI
'AVENIRS EN DEVENIR? SCIENCE ET DROIT INTERNATIONAL'

Helsinki, Finlande. 2-3 octobre 2009.

Le droit international n��volue pas dans un espace vide, et une des relations les plus complexes qu�il entretient avec le monde ext�rieur est celle qui le lie � la science. Tout d�abord, ainsi que Hans Kelsen l�a propos�, le droit international lui-m�me peut �tre �tudi� de mani�re scientifique, et, partant, la recherche juridique internationale peut �tre qualifi�e de � science �. Cette proposition est valable non seulement pour le droit international en soi, mais aussi pour certaines de ses applications plus sp�cifiques : ainsi, l�interpr�tation des trait�s est r�guli�rement l�objet d�une analyse scientifique. Ensuite, le droit international contient des r�gles relatives � l�acceptabilit� des donn�es scientifiques ou technologiques dans des domaines tels que la s�curit� alimentaire ou la sant�. En outre, il constitue une partie du mat�riau brut utilis� par d�autres sciences. Ainsi, politistes, �conomistes, historiens et �thiciens (pour n�en citer que quelques uns) font tous usage, de mani�re plus ou moins extensive, des perspectives qu�offre le droit international. Au surplus, le droit international est souvent bas� sur les apports d�autres sciences : les politistes peuvent contribuer � la r�daction technique de trait�s, tandis que les scientifiques sp�cialistes de l�environnement peuvent aider � d�terminer la substance et, plus encore, fournir la justification de la conclusion des accords de protection qui y sont relatifs. Par ailleurs, le droit international est parfois utilis� pour prot�ger les apports et progr�s de la recherche scientifique ; le droit de la propri�t� intellectuelle en constitue un bon exemple. Enfin, le droit international peut contribuer � prot�ger les objets m�mes de la recherche scientifique. La protection des sites arch�ologiques en est un exemple saillant.
Cette liste n�est en aucun cas exhaustive mais elle illustre la vari�t� des connexions possibles entre science et droit international. Le Troisi�me Forum de Recherche co-organis� par la SEDI et l�ASIL a pour but d�explorer la complexit� de cette relation multiforme.

Les Vid�os du Forum du 2 octobre 2009 sont disponible en ligne:

*Opening Statements with Jan Klabbers, Thomas Wilhelmsson, H�l�ne Ruiz
Fabri and Lucy Reed: http://video.helsinki.fi/Arkisto/tallenne2009.php?ID=19809.

*Key Note lecture The End of International Law by Judge Allan Rosas: http://video.helsinki.fi/Arkisto/tallenne2009.php?ID=19810.

*Panel 4: Food Safety and the Protection of Animals, Plants and
Humans; chaired by Gregory Shaffer http://video.helsinki.fi/Arkisto/tallenne2009.php?ID=19811.

More than 160 photos taken during and after the Key Note lectures on Saturday, October 3rd, can be found at http://photobucket.com/esil-asil , when entering password "ESIL-ASIL.

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2008 Conf�rence � Heidelberg

La troisi�me Conf�rence Biennale de la SEDI
'DROIT INTERNATIONAL DANS UN MONDE HETEROGENE'
Heidelberg, Allemagne. 4 - 6 septembre 2008.

La 3�me Conf�rence biennale s�est d�roul�e � Heidelberg (Allemagne) du 4 au 6 septembre 2008 et a �t� un grand succ�s. Cet �v�nement a r�uni plus de 350 participants provenant de toute l�Europe et d�autres r�gions g�ographiques. Le th�me de la Conf�rence, �LE DROIT INTERNATIONAL DANS UN MONDE H�T�ROG�NE�, a �t� trait� � travers 15 panels, deux discours d�ouvertures et une table ronde de cl�ture. Un rapport complet de la Conf�rence sera disponible sur ce site prochainement.

Informations additionnelles:

RAPPORT Plus d�informations sur la Conf�rence seront disponibles sur ce site ult�rieurement.

PROGRAMME de la troisi�me Conf�rence Biennale de la SEDI, Heidelberg, 4 - 6 septembre 2008

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2007 Forum de la SEDI � Budapest

La deuxi�me Forum de Recherche de la SEDI
'LA FORCE DU DROIT INTERNATIONAL EN TEMPS D'INTEGRATION EUROPENNE'
Budapest, Hongrie. 28-29 septembre 2007.

Le forum de Budapest sera le deuxi�me forum de recherche organis�e par la SEDI, le premier s��tant tenu � Gen�ve en 2005. Les forums de recherche sont des conf�rences de haut niveau acad�mique destin� � servir de cadre � des �changes de vues sur des questions d�actualit� sp�cifiques. En d�passant les distinctions habituelles entre les chercheurs confirm�s et les jeunes chercheurs, y compris les doctorants, entre les th�oriciens et les praticiens, entre l�Est et l�Ouest, ces forums correspondent � une formule flexible et innovante par rapport au style traditionnel des rencontres entre internationalistes. Les forums de la SEDI sont construits selon un mod�le combinant des sessions pl�ni�res auxquelles participent des intervenants invit�s et des agorae auxquelles prennent part des orateurs s�lectionn�s dans le cadre d�un appel � contributions, ce qui garantit des manifestations tr�s dynamiques. Dans la mesure o� il s�agit de la premi�re manifestation scientifique organis�e par la SEDI en Europe centrale et orientale, la Soci�t� a consid�r� qu�il �tait appropri� de concentrer l�attention sur cette r�gion qui a appartenu � un autre syst�me politique pendant toute la p�riode de la Guerre froide. Le Forum de recherche s�int�ressera donc plus particuli�rement � deux questions principales : quelle est la pertinence du droit international pour r�soudre les diff�rends bilat�raux ou r�gionaux actuels en Europe centrale et orientale ? Les Etats de la r�gion sont-ils pr�ts � regarder au-del� de leur voisinage imm�diat et � participer au r�glement de conflits extra europ�ens, y compris les menaces globales ?

Un grand nombre des contributions pr�sent�es au forum sont disponibles sur ce site, dans la rubrique �Publications Web de la SEDI�.

Informations additionnelles:

RAPPORT relatif au Deuxi�me Forum de Recherche biennal, Budapest, 28-29 septembre 2007

PROGRAMME du Deuxi�me Forum de Recherche biennal, Budapest, 28-29 septembre 2007

SITE du Forum

PHOTOS du Forum

Ev�nements pr�c�dents

2009 Forum de la SEDI-ASIL � Helsinki
La troisi�me Forum de Recherche de la SEDI
'AVENIRS EN DEVENIR? SCIENCE ET DROIT INTERNATIONAL'
Helsinki, Finlande. 2-3 octobre 2009.

2008 Conf�rence � Heidelberg
La troisi�me Conf�rence Biennale de la SEDI
'DROIT INTERNATIONAL DANS UN MONDE HETEROGENE'
Heidelberg,Allemagne. 4 - 6 septembre 2008.

2007 Forum de la SEDI � Budapest
La deuxi�me Forum de Recherche de la SEDI
'LA FORCE DU DROIT INTERNATIONAL EN TEMPS D'INTEGRATION EUROPENNE'
Budapest, Hongrie. 28-29 septembre 2007.

2006 Conf�rence � Paris
La deuxi�me Conf�rence Biennale de la SEDI
'A QUOI SERT LE DROIT INTERNATIONAL?'
Paris, France. 18 � 20 mai 2006.

2005 Rencontre des Editeurs � Lund
Lund, Su�de. 18 f�vrier 2005.

2005 Forum de la SEDI � Gen�ve
'LE DROIT INTERNATIONAL: PROBL�MES CONTEMPORAINS'
'INTERNATIONAL LAW: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES'
Gen�ve, Suisse. 26- 28 mai 2005.

2004 Conf�rence inaugurale � Florence
La conf�rence inaugurale de la Soci�t� europ�enne de droit international (SEDI)
'LE DROIT INTERNATIONAL EN EUROPE: ENTRE TRADITION ET RENOUVEAU'
Florence, Italie. 13-15 mai 2004.

Soci�t� europ�enne de droit international Membres Institutionnels 2010

Ashgate Publishing Group
Wey Court East, Union Road,
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PT, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1252 736600 or +44 (0)1252 331551
Fax +44 (0)1252 736736
Visitez directement leur site www.ashgate.com

T.M.C Asser Instituut
De plus amples informations ici
Visitez directement leur site www.asser.nl

Cambridge University Press
University Printing House
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge, CB2 8BS
England, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1223 326053
Visitez directement leurs sites:
journals.cambridge.org
www.cambridge.org

Hart Publishing Ltd.
16C Worcester Place
Oxford
OX1 2JW
England, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 517530
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 510710
Visitez directement leur site www.hartpub.co.uk

Intersentia nv
Groenstraat 31 | BE-2640 Mortsel | Belgium
Visitez directement leur site www.intersentia.com

OFFRE SPECIALE POUR MEMBRES DE LA SEDI

Justis Publishing Ltd
20 Kentish Town Road
London NW1 9NR
U.K.
Visitez directement leur site www.justis.com

Oxford University Press
Great Clarendon Street
Oxford | OX2 6DP | UK
Visitez directement leurs sites
www.oup.co.uk/law
www.oxfordjournals.org/law

OFFRE SPECIALE Oxford University Press a le plaisir d�offrir aux membres de la SEDI une remise de 20% sur les ouvrages juridiques command�s sur notre site: http://www.oup.co.uk/sale/alesil09. Entrez simplement le code ALESIL09 dans le champ promotionnel appropri� lors de votre r�glement.

Conform�ment aux r�gles de la SEDI, les personnes morales peuvent adh�rer � la Soci�t� en tant que Membre Institutionnel (ou d�Entreprise) sur une base annuelle. Cette adh�sion donne droit � un certain nombre d�avantages, comme par exemple de la publicit� lors des �v�nements de la SEDI (table d�exposition, distribution de prospectus), un lien direct vers l�institution � partir du site de la SEDI, l�adh�sion � la SEDI pour un maximum de deux personnes affili�es � l�institution et un abonnement annuel au Journal europ�en de droit international.

Pour adh�rer � la SEDI en tant que Membre Institutionnel (ou d�Entreprise), veuillez contacter Joyce Davies, Directeur Administratif de la SEDI.

ANNONCES

The 2010 GREIT Conference: Taxation and Human Rights in Europe and the World

European University Institute, Badia Fiesolana (Florence), Italy. 16 and 17 September 2010

Georg Kofler and Pasquale Pistone (on behalf of the GREIT Group of Research on European International Taxation � www.greit-tax.eu) together with Miguel Maduro of the European University Institute are hosting a joint conference on �Taxation and Human Rights in Europe and the World� on 16 and 17 September 2010 at the premises of the European University Institute in Fiesole, i.e. in the beautiful outskirts of Florence, Italy. The 2010 GREIT conference will deal with issues surrounding the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on EU law and explore the possible development of human rights in the field of taxation in the era of global law.
This project follows up on the research initiatives that GREIT has carried out over the past few years since its establishment in Lund in 2006 and that have so far yielded three books by IBFD Publications. After focusing on the need for an homogeneous tax law, pleading for a tax acte clair doctrine and analysing the problems of legal remedies in European tax law, the conference held last year in Amsterdam put the emphasis on traditional and alternative routes to European tax integration. The era of globalisation and the shift to the TFEU are in our view important factors to suggest that the traditional separation of spheres between taxation and human rights should be revisited.
Speakers will include: P. Pistone, M. Maduro, G. Kofler, C. Brokelind, A.P. Dourado, D. Weber, L. Azoulai, S. Besson, D. Sarmiento, P. Wattel, F. Vanistendael, J. Wouters, D. Gutmann, L.S. Rossi, R. Lyal, H. Micklitz, M. Scheinin, S. Van Thiel, R. Cordeiro Guerra.
The final program will be made available shortly.
The Conference is open to all the persons interested in the topics, in particular public international law and EU law scholars.
Admission fee is � 500,00. PhD students are eligible to a waiver of the registration fee. In the light of the limited number of waivers, students eligible are asked to provide full CV and a letter of motivation, indicating the reasons for requesting the waiver and the relevance of the subjects of the seminar to their research work.
For information:
Willem van Bockel willem.vanbockel@eui.eu
Stefano Dorigo sdorigo@cordeiroguerra.it
Menita de Flora mdeflora@libero.it
Natalia Qui�ones nquinones@quinonescruz.com

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Cours de perfectionnement pour praticiens en droit international public et priv� (7�me session). Palais de la paix (CIJ), La Haye (NL) 16-22 janvier 2011

L�Acad�mie de droit international de La Haye lance son septi�me Cours de perfectionnement en droit international public et priv�. Le cours s�adresse � des praticiens form�s en droit international et dont les int�r�ts professionnels ou la curiosit� intellectuelle am�ne � vouloir se sp�cialiser dans un domaine donn� du droit international.
Le th�me de la session 2011 est La s�curit� en droit international de la mer
Le cours d�une dur�e de six jours vise � fournir aux participants des connaissances extensives et sp�cialis�es des garanties et m�canismes de mise en oeuvre du droit international de la mer en se concentrant sur le probl�me de la s�curit� et les d�fis que celle-ci pose aux praticiens. L�enseignement est assur� par des praticiens et professeurs de droit exp�riment�s et hautement qualifi�s dans le domaine.
Le cours est bilingue et l�enseignement est prodigu�, selon la langue de l�instructeur, soit en fran�ais soit en anglais (avec traduction simultan�e). Le nombre de participants est limit� � 30 de mani�re � assur� un niveau �lev� dans les d�bats et un bon �change de vues.
Le montant de la taxe d�inscription est de 3,000 �. Sur demande, un nombre limit� de bourses peut �tre accord�, mais uniquement � des candidats en provenance de pays en voie de d�veloppement ou en transition.
Les inscriptions (ainsi que les demandes de bourse) doivent se faire en ligne uniquement et les dipl�mes joints en format �lectronique : http://www.hagueacademy.nl/?autres-programmes/cours-de-perfectionnement.
La date limite de r�ception des inscriptions est le 31 ao�t 2010. Les inscriptions tardives ou incompl�tes ne seront pas prises en consid�ration.

Pour obtenir le programme g�n�ral, l�inscription et les demandes de bourse en ligne, ainsi que d�autres informations, veuillez consulter le site Internet de l�Acad�mie: http://www.hagueacademy.nl/?autres-programmes/cours-de-perfectionnement.
Toutes les questions concernant le cours et les inscriptions peuvent �tre adress�es �: hague-academy@unifr.ch
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Call for Contributions: Teaching Climate Change Law & Policy Blog

The Teaching Climate Change Law & Policy Blog http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org/ seeks contributors on a regular or episodic basis. The focus of the blog is on resources and pedagogy relevant to those teaching climate change courses to undergraduate, graduate, or law students. If you wish to register as a contributor, please contact the Blog�s administration, Dr. Wil Burns, williamcgburns@comcast.net.
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APPEL A CONTRIBUTIONS: CHRONIQUE DE REGLEMENT PACIFIQUE DES DIFFERENDS INTERNATIONAUX REVUE QUEBECOISE DE DROIT INTERNATIONAL (LA RQDI)
La Revue qu�b�coise de droit international (RQDI) est l'organe scientifique de la Soci�t� qu�b�coise de droit international. Fond�e en 1984 par le professeur Jacques-Yvan Morin, elle publie deux num�ros par ann�e. La Revue a pour mission de rendre compte de la recherche et de la pratique en droit international issues tant du domaine public que priv� au Qu�bec, au sein de la francophonie et ailleurs. Seule revue de droit international des Am�riques � publier principalement en fran�ais, la Revue qu�b�coise de droit international constitue une porte d'entr�e sur le continent pour les communaut�s juridiques de toute la Francophonie. D�sireuse de refl�ter l'�volution du droit international sur le continent am�ricain, la Revue publie �galement des textes en anglais et en espagnol.
LA CHRONIQUE
Publi�e � la RQDI depuis 2002, la Chronique de R�glement Pacifique des Diff�rends Internationaux (CRPDI) recense et commente l�actualit� contentieuse internationale dans les domaines du droit international public, de l�arbitrage commercial international et des droits de la personne. Depuis sa cr�ation, la chronique s�est d�velopp�e pour couvrir aujourd�hui l�activit� judiciaire de pas moins de six juridictions internationales :
- La CIJ
- Le CIRDI
- L�Organe d�appel de l�OMC
- Les TPI
- La CEDH
- La Cour interam�ricaine
En plus des commentaires d�arr�ts, la chronique publie �galement de fa�on p�riodique des articles transversaux sur des th�mes g�n�raux relatifs au r�glement des diff�rends internationaux.
Les derniers num�ros de la chronique sont disponibles en ligne sur le site de la Revue : www.rqdi.org
APPEL A CONTRIBUTIONS
En raison de la prolif�ration du contentieux international depuis quelques ann�es, nous cherchons aujourd�hui � �largir le cercle des collaborateurs r�guliers � la Chronique. Aussi le comit� de r�daction a-t-il d�cid� de lancer un appel � contributions pour les prochains num�ros de la chronique. Les soumissions en fran�ais, anglais et espagnol sont accept�es.
Les personnes int�ress�es � y compris les jeunes chercheurs (ma�tres de conf�rence, docteurs et doctorants) � sont invit�es � contacter les directeurs de la chronique ou � soumettre directement leurs commentaires d�arr�ts aux adresses suivantes :
Mario Prost, Keele University, m.prost@law.keele.ac.uk
Julian Fouret, Derains, Gharavi & Lazareff jfouret@dglarbitrage.com
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Prix de la SEDI

La Soci�t� europ�enne de droit international a le plaisir d�annoncer le lancement de la deuxi�me �dition du �Prix de la SEDI�.

Ce Prix, d�cern� lors de chaque conf�rence biennale de la Soci�t�, r�compense un ouvrage consacr� au droit international et publi� dans les deux ann�es pr�c�dant cette conf�rence (2008-2009).

Un nombre important d��diteurs universitaires a �t� s�lectionn� par la Soci�t�. Chaque �diteur est invit� � proposer � la Soci�t� un ou deux ouvrage(s) dont la qualit� correspond aux objectifs du � Prix de la SEDI �. L��ch�ance pour ces nominations a �t� fix�e au 31 d�cembre 2009. Le Conseil ex�cutif de la SEDI �tudiera toutes les propositions d�ouvrages, dans toutes les langues qu�il sera en mesure d�examiner.

Seulement les ouvrages monographiques, �crits par un ou plusieurs auteurs, qui portent sur un th�me de droit international pourront participer � la s�lection. Les ouvrages �dit�s ne seront pas pris en compte. Les propositions faites directement par les auteurs ne sont pas recevables.

Les �diteurs devront envoyer 4 copies de(s) l�ouvrage(s) nomm�(s) ainsi qu�une lettre de nomination au : Professeur Andrea Bianchi, Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales et du D�veloppement, 16 Voie Creuse, 1211 G�neve � Suisse.

Le Conseil ex�cutif nommera un jury charg� de d�signer le laur�at du Prix. Le Prix sera d�cern� en accord avec les objectifs de la SEDI, notamment de promotion de l�excellence acad�mique et de diffusion de la connaissance du droit international. Le jury se r�serve le droit de d�cerner le prix � un ouvrage qui n�a pas �t� soumis par les �diteurs.

Le deuxi�me Prix de la SEDI sera d�cern� � l�occasion de la quatri�me Conf�rence biennale de la SEDI qui se tiendra en 2010 � Cambridge.

Textes issus de la conf�rence inaugurale tenu en mai 2004

La SEDI est fi�re d'annoncer qu' une s�lection des textes issus de la conf�rence inaugurale tenue � Florence en mai 2004 sera publi� dans Volume 6 du Baltic Yearbook of International Law (publication pr�vue : novembre 006).Pour plus d'information veuillez cliquer ici

R�glements d'application

R�gles de proc�dure pour l��lection des membres du Conseil Ex�cutif de la Soci�t� europ�enne de droit international

1. Fondement juridique
En application de l�article 14 paragraphe 2 des Statuts de la Soci�t� europ�enne de droit international (ci-apr�s : la Soci�t�), les r�gles relatives � l��lection des membres de l�Ex�cutif sont les suivantes :

2. Eligibilit�
Tout membre ayant adh�r� � la Soci�t� depuis au moins un an est �ligible au poste de membre du Conseil Ex�cutif. Une connaissance active de l�une des deux langues officielles de la Soci�t� et au minimum passive de l�autre est requise.

3. Candidature
Les candidats peuvent �tre propos�s par �crit, conjointement ou s�par�ment, par deux autres membres de la Soci�t�. Les communications �lectroniques sont consid�r�es comme soumises en la forme �crite. Les candidatures seront adress�es au Conseil Ex�cutif sortant et devront �tre re�ues par lui au plus tard 90 jours avant la date de l��lection.

4. Contenu de la d�signation
La d�signation contiendra des donn�es suffisamment pr�cises afin d�identifier le membre d�sign� sans �quivoque, une br�ve justification de la d�signation indiquant les raisons pour lesquelles le membre d�sign� serait particuli�rement qualifi� pour repr�senter la Soci�t� ainsi que ses buts, et une d�claration des personnes auteurs de la d�signation confirmant que celle-ci a �t� accept�e par la personne concern�e.

5. Statut de candidat
Les personnes ayant obtenu le soutien d�au moins un tiers des membres du Conseil Ex�cutif sortant acqui�rent le statut de candidat et seront soumises au vote. Les membres du Conseil Ex�cutif peuvent exprimer leur accord ou leur d�saccord par tous moyens aupr�s du Secr�taire g�n�ral.

6. Publication de la liste des candidats
La liste des candidats, y compris leur auto-description de 150 mots maximum dans les deux langues officielles de la Soci�t�, est publi�e sur le site internet de la Soci�t� au plus tard 15 jours avant la date de l��lection.

7. D�signation tardive
Toute d�signation re�ue apr�s la date-limite ne pourra, en principe, �tre prise en consid�ration, � moins que le Conseil Ex�cutif n�en d�cide autrement ou que l�Assembl�e g�n�rale n�approuve, � la majorit� des trois quarts de ses membres pr�sents et votants, l�ajout de la personne tardivement d�sign�e � la liste des candidats soumis au vote.

8. Bulletin de vote
Le bulletin de vote comporte les noms des candidats par ordre alphab�tique. Aucune information compl�mentaire ne peut y figurer, � l�exception de l�expression du soutien de l�Ex�cutif envers l�un des candidats et de la qualit� de candidat � la r��lection de l�un des membres d�sign�s

9. Pr�sentation des candidats
Le Conseil Ex�cutif peut d�cider, avant de proc�der au vote, d�accorder un bref temps de parole aux candidats afin qu�ils se pr�sentent et indiquent la mani�re dont ils envisagent de contribuer aux activit�s du Conseil Ex�cutif.

10. D�roulement de l��lection
En principe, l��lection a lieu lors de la r�union de l�Assembl�e g�n�rale. Le Secr�taire g�n�ral de la Soci�t� a la charge de veiller au bon d�roulement de l��lection, y compris le d�pouillement du scrutin et la communication des r�sultats au Conseil Ex�cutif. En l�absence d�un Secr�taire g�n�ral en activit�, le Conseil Ex�cutif prend en charge ces responsabilit�s.

11. Proc�dure
Le vote est secret. Les r�gles concernant le quorum (article 12 paragraphe 3 des Statuts) et le vote par procuration (article 10 paragraphe 4 des Statuts) s�appliquent. Les votes ne sont valables qu�� la condition que le nombre de personnes d�sign�es sur le bulletin de vote n�exc�de pas le nombre de si�ges vacants � pourvoir.

12. Membres nouveaux et r��lus
Sont �lus membres du Conseil Ex�cutif les candidats ayant obtenu le plus grand nombre de voix, jusqu�� attribution de tous les si�ges vacants. Si un membre �lu d�clare imm�diatement apr�s l�annonce des r�sultats �tre incapable d�accomplir la fonction qui lui a �t� attribu�e en tant que membre du Conseil Ex�cutif ou ne pas souhaiter remplir cette mission, le candidat ayant obtenu le plus de voix imm�diatement apr�s lui est consid�r� comme �lu.

13. Premi�re r�union du Conseil Ex�cutif
Les membres du Conseil Ex�cutif nouvellement �lus ainsi que les membres r��lus tiendront leur premi�re r�union d�s que possible apr�s l�Assembl�e g�n�rale.

14. R�gles transitoires
Conform�ment aux r�gles transitoires applicables avant les �lections de 2006, l��ligibilit� n�est pas soumise � la condition de l�adh�sion � la Soci�t� depuis au moins un an (r�gle 2), et le d�lai pour les d�signations est de 21 jours au lieu de 90 jours (amendement � la r�gle 3).

2006 Conf�rence � Paris

A QUOI SERT LE DROIT INTERNATIONAL ?
La deuxi�me Conf�rence biennale de la Soci�t� europ�enne de droit international a eue lieu � Paris du 18 au 20 mai 2006. Pour une information compl�te, veuillez cliquer ici.

Rapport concernant la deuxi�me Conf�rence biennale de la Soci�t� europ�enne de droit international

Statuts de la SEDI

Note: This is a translation from Dutch, the language in which the Deed of Incorporation was drafted. In this translation an attempt has been made to be as literal as possible without jeopardizing the overall continuity. Inevitably, differences may occur in translation, and if so, the Dutch text will prevail by law.

Please click on the link below to download our Constitution in PDF format.
ESIL Constitution

DEED OF INCORPORATION
of the association incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands:
European Society of International Law / Soci�t� Europ�enne de Droit International,
with its corporate seat at The Hague (The Netherlands)

This twenty-third day in the month of March in the year two thousand and four, there appeared before me, Hendrik Pieter Arie Klapwijk, civil law notary in The Hague, The Netherlands:
1. Professor Bruno Eckard Simma [residential and identification information];
2. Professor Nicolaas Jan Schrijver [residential and identification information];
3. Mr. Thomas Skouteris LL.M. [residential and identification information];
The persons appearing before me declared the wish to incorporate by means of this deed an association which shall be governed by the following

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

NAME.
Article 1.
The association shall bear the name:
European Society of International Law / Soci�t� Europ�enne de Droit International, hereinafter referred to as: �the Society�. Its abbreviated name shall be: ESIL / SEDI.

CORPORATE SEAT.
Article 2.
The Society shall have its corporate seat in The Hague (The Netherlands).

GOALS.
Article 3.
1. The Society is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organisation which shall have the following goals:
to promote the study of international law and to contribute to the rule of law in international relations, in a spirit of co-operation with other relevant international and national associations.
2. The Society shall endeavour to reach its goals by:
- organising and supporting in-depth exchanges of ideas on matters of common interest to international lawyers in Europe and elsewhere;
- encouraging high-level scholarship and analysis;
- providing a forum for European-wide discussions, and fostering the involvement and representation of younger scholars;
- promoting a greater awareness and understanding of international law not only amongst lawyers but within the general public;
- fostering a greater appreciation of the role of the European tradition and developing European perspectives in international law,
and all other lawful means which might benefit the goals of the Society.

MEANS.
Article 4.
The Society shall have financial resources consisting of:
a) annual contributions made by regular and institutional members, determined in compliance with article 8;
b) the net balance of conferences;
c) the income from the utilisation of the Society�s resources;
d) resources obtained in public tenders or offered directly for certain projects or programmes within the mandate of the Society;
e) donations;
f) subsidies;
g) testamentary dispositions under universal title and legacies;
h) other revenues obtained by the Society.
Testamentary dispositions under universal title may solely be accepted under the benefit of inventory.

MEMBERS.
Article 5.
1. Persons who have an interest in international law and are commited to the realisation of the goals of the Society may be members of the Society. No limitations of nationality or qualification as to profession or scholarly status apply.
2. Membership is personal.
3. The Society has regular members, honorary members and institutional members.
4. A regular member is any natural person who meets the criteria of paragraph 1, has been admitted by the Board and has paid the membership fee.
5. An honorary member is any natural person, who shall have rendered distinguished service to the cause which this Society is formed to promote, who has been elected as such by the Board and has accepted this membership.
6. An institutional member is a corporation, partnership, association or organisation of such other kind as the Board may designate, which meets the criteria of paragraph 1, has been admitted by the Board and has paid the membership fee. Each institutional member will be represented by one natural person, who will be registered in the register mentioned in paragraph 8 of this article. Institutional members are not members within the meaning of the law and do not have the privileges of voting or holding office but have all other privileges of membership including receipt of the Society�s publications.
7. Where these articles of association mention �member� or �members� all regular, honorary and institutional members are meant unless stated otherwise.
8. The Secretary-General shall maintain a register in which the names and addresses of all members shall be listed.

ADMISSION.
Article 6.
The Board shall decide on admitting members. A refusal to admit an applicant may be reviewed by the General Assembly should a request be submitted to this end by the applicant in question, which review shall result in that applicant being granted membership status if the General Assembly so decides.

TERMINATING MEMBERSHIP.
Article 7.
1. Membership terminates:
a. as a result of the death or dissolution of that member;
b. as a result of a member resigning;
c. as a result of membership having been terminated by the Society should:
- the member in question cease meeting the demands to be complied with for membership as laid down in the articles of Society;
- the member in question fails to meet and comply with its obligations in respect of the Society;
- in all reasonableness the Society no longer be required to allow the membership in question to continue;
d. as a result of disqualification:
if the Board decides to disqualify a member who has acted in conflict with the articles of association, the rules and regulations which apply or the resolutions adopted by the Society, or should the Society have been unreasonably disadvantaged by the member in question.
2. Terminating membership on the part of the Society shall be carried out by the Board.
3. Terminating membership on the part of a member shall be carried out by giving notice in writing to the Board.
4. Terminating membership on the part of a member or on the part of the Society must be carried out in writing. Such termination can only take effect after one full calendar month. Membership may however be terminated with immediate effect should the Society or the member in question no longer, in all reasonableness, be required to allow the membership to continue.
5. A member may also give notice to terminate his/her/its membership and even do this with immediate effect within one month after having been informed that a resolution has been adopted to change the legal entity or form of the Society, merge, or sub-divide.
A member shall not be entitled to give notice to terminate membership with immediate effect should monetary rights and obligations under these articles be revised.
6. Disqualification from membership shall be carried out by the Board.
7. Should a resolution be adopted to terminate membership on the part of the Society as mentioned in Article 7 paragraph 1c. or should a decision be made to disqualify a member from the membership of the Society as mentioned in Article 7 paragraph 1d., the member concerned has the right to appeal to the General Assembly, provided any such appeal is instituted within one month after receipt of the notice to terminate.
The member in question shall be notified as soon as possible, in writing, as to the decision, together with reasons for making the decision. For the period during which any appeal is underway and pending the appeal, the member in question shall be suspended.
8. When membership terminates in the course of the Society�s year, any annual contributions due shall remain due in full.

ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Article 8.
Regular and institutional members shall be bound to pay an annual contribution on a scale to be determined by the General Assembly.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Article 9.
1. All authority which is not imposed by the law or the articles of association on other bodies shall be retained in respect of the Society by the General Assembly.
The General Assembly shall have the following tasks and authority, inter alia:
a. determining general policy to be pursued;
b. determining the budget;
c. electing, appointing, suspending and dismissing members of the Board;
d. taking decisions to amend the articles of association and to dissolve the Society;
e. determining the annual contribution to be made by the members;
f. approving resolutions of the Board as referred to in article 17, paragraphs 4 and 5.
2. The General Assembly shall hold a general meeting at least once each calendar year.
Annually, and no later than six months after the close of the Society�s year, an annual general meeting shall be held, which shall deal with the following, inter alia:
a. approval of the annual report and the annual accounts and explanatory notes as referred to in article 19, together with the report to be drawn up by the committee mentioned therein;
b. making appointments to fill any vacancies on the Board which might have arisen;
c. consideration of proposals made by members, as set out in the notice convening the meeting;
d. determining the general policy plan.
3. Other general meetings may be held as frequently as the Board shall deem to be desirable.
4. The Board is moreover authorized and indeed bound, should a written request be made to this end, by at least as many members as shall be required to cast one tenth part of the votes, to convene a general meeting and do so within a time period of no longer than four weeks of such request.
Should no response have been given to the aforementioned request within fourteen days, the persons submitting the request may themselves convene a meeting in accordance with article 13.

ACCESS TO AND VOTING RIGHTS AT THE GENERAL MEETING.
Article 10.
1. All members shall be entitled to attend the general meeting. Suspended members shall not be entitled to attend except as determined in the following full sentence; nor shall suspended members of the Board have the right to attend. A member or Board member who has been suspended shall however have the right to attend the meeting at which the decision to suspend that member is to be dealt with and that member shall be entitled to speak in connection with the proposed suspension.
2. Admission of others than those persons referred to in Article 10, paragraph 1, shall be decided on by the General Assembly.
3. Each and every regular member and honorary member of the Society who is not suspended shall have the right to cast one single vote.
4. A member may cast a vote by granting a written proxy to a fellow member. A member may act as proxy on behalf of a maximum of three other members.

CHAIR OF THE MEETING � MINUTES OF THE MEETING.
Article 11.
1. The general meetings shall be chaired by the President of the Board. Should the President be absent, the general meeting shall be chaired by another member of the Board appointed to this end by the General Assembly.
2. The proceedings of each meeting shall be minuted by the Secretary-General of the Board or by another person appointed to this end by the Chair, which minutes shall be signed by the Chair and the Secretary-General after those minutes have been ratified by the General Assembly. Those persons who convened the meeting may have a notarised deed drawn up of the proceedings. The content of the minutes or of the official record thereof drawn up as a notarised deed shall be made known to the General Assembly.

DECISION-MAKING - GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Article 12.
1. The Chair of the meeting shall have the casting vote in connection with the results of any round of voting.
2. Where the articles of association or the law do not determine otherwise, all decisions reached by the General Assembly shall be adopted by an absolute majority of the votes cast.
3. Where the articles of association or the law do not determine otherwise, valid decisions can be reached by the General Assembly only when at least one sixth of the regular members and not less than fifteen regular members are present or represented at the meeting; if the number of regular members is below fifteen, valid decisions can only be reached by the General Assembly when all regular members are present or represented at the meeting.
4. Blank votes shall be deemed not to have been cast.
5. All voting on persons shall be carried out by means of written ballots. All other voting shall be done orally unless the Chair is of the opinion that a written ballot is desirable or unless one or more voting members requires a written ballot prior to votes being cast. Written votes shall be unsigned, and cast on blank ballot forms. Decision-making by means of acclamation may be implemented unless one or more voting members requires voting to be done orally or written.
6. A unanimous decision reached by all members, even if they are not present at a meeting, shall have the same force as a resolution adopted by the General Assembly providing that it is reached with the prior knowledge of the Board.

CONVENING A GENERAL MEETING.
Article 13.
1. The general meetings shall be convened by the Board, without prejudice to article 9, paragraph 4. Convening a meeting shall be done in writing by forwarding a document to the addresses of members as listed in the register of members referred to in article 5. Not less than thirty days notice of the meeting shall be given.
2. When convening a meeting the subjects to be dealt with at that meeting shall be listed, without prejudice to articles 21 and 22.

THE BOARD.
Article 14.
1. The Board of the Society shall consist of a number of persons to be determined by the General Assembly, which shall be no less than seven persons and no more than twenty persons, subject to the provisions of paragraph 3.
2. The General Assembly shall elect and appoint all members of the Board, subject to the provisious of paragraph 3. Only regular and honorary members are eligible for election.
3. Should the Board decide that the elections have not resulted in a balanced composition of the Board in all relevant aspects such as nationality, gender, age and language, the Board is entitled to co-opt a maximum of three additional Board members above the number of persons determined by the General Assembly according to paragraph 1. in order to achieve greater balance. Board members so appointed have the same rights as those appointed by the General Assembly.

COMPLETION OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD � TERMS OF OFFICE � SUSPENSION.
Article 15.
1. Each and every member of the Board may, even when appointed for a pre-determined time period, be dismissed or suspended at any time either by the General Assembly when the Board member was appointed by the General Assembly, or by the Board when the Board member was appointed by the Board. A suspension of a Board member appointed by the General Assembly shall be lifted at the end of the first meeting of the General Assembly if not followed up by a decision to dismiss the Board member in question during that meeting. A suspension of a Board member appointed by the Board shall be lifted at the end of the first meeting of the Board if not followed up by a decision to dismiss the Board member in question during that meeting.
2. Each and every member of the Board shall complete his term of office no later than four years after his appointment to the Board and those periods of office shall run in accordance with a scheme drawn up by the Board for this purpose. A resigning Board member is only eligible for one other consecutive term of office; a person who was appointed to fill a vacancy which had arisen shall occupy the position for the remainder of the term of office of his predecessor.
3. Membership of the Board shall also terminate:
a. should membership of the Society terminate in accordance with article 7 paragraph 1;
b. upon a Board member tendering his resignation with a three month period of notice unless the Board decides to shorten this period.

BOARD POSITIONS � DECISION-MAKING ON THE PART OF THE BOARD.
Article 16.
1. The Board shall appoint a President, one or more Vice-Presidents, a Secretary-General and a Treasurer from its midst. The President, the Vice-President(s), the Secretary-General and the Treasurer comprise the Executive Committee of the Society. The Board may appoint a deputy for each of them from among the members of the Board. A member of the Board may perform more than one function.
2. The proceedings of each Board meeting shall be minuted by the Secretary-General, which minutes shall be approved and adopted and signed in token thereof by the Chair and the Secretary-General. The Chair of the meeting shall have the casting vote in connection with the results of any round of voting.
3. Bye-laws may further regulate matters pertaining to meetings and matters pertaining to decision-making on the part of the Board.

BOARD TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES - REPRESENTATION.
Article 17.
1. Except as otherwise provided by the articles of association, the Board shall be charged with the management of the Society.
2. In case of one or more vacancies, the Board shall remain competent. However, the vacancy or vacancies must be filled at the next general meeting or Board meeting. For the period until the next general meeting or Board meeting, (an) interim Board member(s) may be appointed by the Board. The number of interim Board members and other Board members appointed by the Board must be less than half of the total number of Board members.
3. The Board shall remain authorised to have some of its tasks carried out under responsibility of the Board by committees to be appointed by the Board.
4. Providing approval shall have been granted by the General Assembly, the Board shall remain authorised to reach decisions as to entering into agreements to acquire, alienate or mortgage property and to enter into agreements by means of which the Society binds itself to provide a guarantee, surety or become singly and severally liable for a debt, or a co-debtor, or act for and on behalf of a third party and furnish collateral for a debt incurred by another. The absence of such approval may be invoked in respect of third parties.
5. The Board requires the approval of the General Assembly in connection with decisions to apply for bankruptcy and for suspension of payments in connection with the Society. The lack of this approval may not be invoked in respect of third parties.
6. Without prejudice to the last full sentence of article 17, paragraph 4, the Society shall be represented by either:
a. the Board; or
b. two members of the Executive Committee acting collectively.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Article 18.
1. The Board may appoint an Executive Director. The Executive Director is not a member of the Board.
2. In keeping with the directions of the Board and under responsibility of the Board, the Executive Director shall:
- manage the day-to-day affairs of the Society;
- prepare the meetings of the Board and General Assembly, and
- implement Board resolutions.

ANNUAL REPORT, ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.
Article 19.
1. The Society�s year shall run from the first day of January through to the thirty-first day of December.
2. The Board shall be bound to retain the records of the assets of the Society and of the activities conducted by the Society in accordance with the demands which arise out of those activities, in order to be able to track the rights and obligations of the Society at any and all times.
3. The Board shall issue an annual report on the activities and policy of the Society at the annual meeting as referred to in article 9, paragraph 2, except in circumstances where a postponement shall have been granted of the time period concerned by the General Assembly. The Board shall draw up a balance sheet of the revenues and expenses together with explanatory notes and submit that balance sheet and those notes to the General Assembly. Those documents shall be signed by members of the Board; should the signature of any board member be missing, reasons for this shall be given. Upon the expiry of the time period within which the accounts and report should be submitted any member may require the Board to meet the obligations under this paragraph.
4. The General Assembly shall each year appoint a committee, consisting of at least two members, which committee members shall be members of the Society who are not members of the Board. That committee shall review the documents as referred to in the second full sentence of paragraph 3 of this article and shall report on its findings to the General Assembly.
5. Should the review of the accounts and the reports require extraordinary bookkeeping knowledge the committee appointed to conduct that review may be assisted by an expert, at the expense of the Society.
The Board shall be bound to furnish the committee with all the information the committee requests for its review and permit it to inspect the petty cash and the assets, and review the books and documents and other data carriers of the Society.
6. The approval of the accounts by the General Assembly shall discharge the Board for the activities it shall have conducted during the previous year, as those activities appear from the accounts and reports and explanatory notes.
7. The Board shall be bound to retain the documents as referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article for a period of seven years.

LANGUAGES.
Article 20.
The official languages of the Society shall be English and French. All constitutive documents of the Society shall be available in both official languages. All other official documents, such as those relating to meetings of the General Assembly and other major activities, as a rule, shall also be available in both official languages. Each member may use at any meeting of the General Assembly of the Society, Conference, or any meeting of its Committees, either of the official languages. The Proceedings of the major activities of the Society shall be produced in the official language used. If the host of a Society event chooses to use a language other than one of the official languages, the host shall provide interpretation into at least one of the official languages. The Board or the Secretary General may decide that in pursuance of the goals of the Society an activity shall be conducted in a language other than the official languages.

AMENDING THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
Article 21.
1. No amendments may be made to the articles of association of the Society other than by means of a resolution adopted by a General Assembly convened under cover of a notice that at said general meeting an amendment to the articles of association will be tabled, and after the Board shall have submitted its advice, in writing, to the General Assembly.
2. Those persons who submitted a proposal to amend the articles of association listed in the document convening a general meeting shall be required to lodge a copy of that proposal which contains the literal text of that proposal at a suitable place for the members to peruse it at least four weeks prior to that meeting where it shall remain until the close of the day on which that shall be held. Moreover, a copy of that aforementioned proposal shall also be forwarded to all members.
3. A resolution to amend the articles of association shall be adopted by no less than a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, without prejudice to article 12 paragraph 4.
4. An amendment to the articles of association shall not become effective until a notarised deed thereof shall have been executed.

DISSOLUTION.
Article 22.
1. The Society may be dissolved by a decision reached by the General Assembly. Paragraphs 1 through 2 of article 21 shall be applicable mutatis mutandis in connection with a decision to dissolve the Society.
2. The General Assembly shall decide on the disbursement of any positive balance that remains after the Society has been dissolved and all its liabilities discharged which disbursement shall, if possible, agree with the goal or goals of the Society.
3. The members of the Executive Committee shall act as liquidators of the assets of the dissolved Society.
4. The liquidators shall be subject to and governed by the stipulations of these articles of association in respect of the appointment, suspension and dismissal of members of the Board. A liquidator shall retain the same authority, obligations and liabilities as those held by a member of the board, where these can be reconciled with his tasks and responsibilities as a liquidator.
The stipulations of articles 23 through 24 of Book 2 of the Civil Code of the Netherlands shall remain accordingly applicable.

DISPUTES.
Article 23.
Any and all disputes as to the interpretation to be given to the text of either these articles of association or matterswhich are not provided for herein or not sufficiently provided for herein shall be decided by the General Assembly.
BYE-LAWS.

Article 24.
1. The Board may determine bye-laws after prior approval of these bye-laws by the General Assembly.
2. Bye-laws may not conflict with the law even when no mandatory stipulations of law are involved neither may bye-laws conflict with the articles of association.

CLOSING STIPULATIONS.
Finally, the persons who appeared before me declared:
1. Contrary to the provisions of article 14 paragraph 1, the Board consists for the first time of four members and is composed as follows:
a. Mr. B.E. Simma, aforementioned, as President;
b. Mr. P. Alston [residential and identification information], as Vice-President and Treasurer;
c. Ms. V. Gowlland Debbas [residential and identification information], as Vice-President and;
d. Ms. H. Ruiz Fabri [residential and identification information], as Secretary-General.
Contrary to the provisions of article 15 paragraph 2 these Board members are appointed until the end of the first general meeting and can be reappointed twice.
2. The first financial year of the Society terminates on the thirty-first day of December two thousand five.
The persons who appeared before me, civil law notary, are known to me, civil law notary.

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED in The Hague, the Netherlands on the date as laid down in the preamble hereunto.

After having given a brief resume of the contents of this deed to the persons who appeared before me, the persons who appeared before me declared, in advance of this deed being executed that they have been afforded an opportunity to take cognizance of the content hereof and are cognizant of the content hereof and consent to the content hereof and hence do not require a full reading hereof.

Immediately after reading out loud those parts of this deed which the law requires being read out loud, this deed was thereafter signed by the persons who appeared before me, civil law notary and thereafter signed by me, civil law notary.

(s) B.E. Simma
(s) N.J. Schrijver
(s) Th. Skouteris

(s) H.P.A. Klapwijk (Notary)

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Buts de la SEDI

La mondialisation du droit et la nécessité croissante de développer une compréhension européenne commune de nombreuses questions internationales rend hautement désirable la création d�un forum qui facilite la rencontre des internationalistes européens. Il n�est que d�évoquer des questions comme la guerre en Irak, les débats sur les limites appropriées de l�intervention internationale, la résolution des différends économiques internationaux, la définition des r�gles internationales du commerce et, plus généralement, le r�le du multilatéralisme. Parmi beaucoup d�autres, ces questions montrent l�importance d�un lieu de rencontre entre internationalistes d�Europe de l�Ouest et de l�Est.

Ce besoin est destiné à être de plus en plus vif suite à l�élargissement de l�Union européenne et l�idée d�adopter des modifications institutionnelles afin d�accro�tre le r�le de l�Europe dans les affaires internationales. Cette évolution du droit et de la pratique de l�Union européenne doit être complétée et renforcée par l�émergence d�une communauté de juristes européens spécialisés dans le droit international plus structurée.

Dans ce cadre, les buts statutaires de la SEDI sont de contribuer à accro�tre le r�le du droit dans les relations internationales et de mettre en valeur l�étude du droit international public. Les statuts de la SEDI prévoient en conséquence que la Société:

organise et soutient les échanges approfondis d�idées sur des th�mes d�intérêt commun aux juristes spécialisés en droit international en Europe et au-delà

encourage les activités scientifiques et analyses de haut niveau,

fournit un forum pour des discussions à l�échelle européenne en favorisant la participation et la représentation des jeunes chercheurs,

promeut une plus grande conscience et connaissance du droit international non seulement parmi les juristes mais aupr�s du public en général,

valorise le r�le de la tradition européenne en droit international et développe des perspectives européennes relatives à ce même droit.

Langues
Les langues officielles de la Société sont le fran�ais et l�anglais. La société encourage la diversité linguistique tout en veillant à ce que ses membres communiquent entre eux de mani�re efficace.

Adhésion
L�adhésion à la SEDI est ouverte à toutes les personnes intéressées par le droit international et désireuses de participer à la réalisation des buts de la société. Il n�existe pas de limitation en fonction de la nationalité. Il n�en existe pas non plus en fonction du statut professionnel ou universitaire.