ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE: Stanislas JEANNESSON & Eric SCHNAKENBOURG, "L’Europe et la régulation juridique des relations internationales" (Encyclopedie Labex EHNE)

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Summary:

Dès la fin du XVe siècle, l’ouverture progressive des Européens sur le monde les conduit à s’interroger sur les formes de régulation de leur cohabitation dans les espaces ultramarins lointains. Par la suite, le processus de colonisation contraint les Européens à étendre, de façon progressive, au monde entier les principes et les pratiques d’un droit international forgé à l’origine pour les pays du Vieux Continent. L’élaboration d’un cadre juridique à l’échelle du monde accompagne ainsi l’expansion européenne, sur mer et sur terre, d’abord en Amérique puis en Asie et en Afrique. Le concept de souveraineté limitée permet notamment d’introduire une hiérarchie entre les États et de légitimer les conquêtes coloniales, tout en imposant une uniformisation des normes et des pratiques. Dès la fin du XIXe siècle, cependant, la mondialisation et la complexification du système international entraînent la remise en cause du modèle westphalien, pour mettre en avant d’autres traditions juridiques qui favorisent l’émergence d’un droit international « métissé ».

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ENTRY: Michel ELPERDING & Fernando IRURZUN, Arbitral Tribunal for Upper Silesia, in: Hélène RUIZ FABRI (ed.), Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (Oxford: OUP, 2020)

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First paragraph:

Due to historical context, composition, and organizational aspects, some sections of this entry are based on another entry regarding the Mixed Commission for Upper Silesia. Owing to the shared origins and complementary nature of the Arbitral Tribunal and the Mixed Commission, other sections might also comprise sentences that mirror those of that entry. 2 The Arbitral Tribunal for Upper Silesia (‘Arbitral Tribunal’ or ‘Tribunal’), sometimes also referred to as Upper Silesian Arbitral Tribunal (‘Tribunal arbitral de Haute-Silésie’), was an international tribunal...

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CALL FOR CHAPTERS: Springer Encyclopedia of Territorial Rights

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We received the following call by e-mail:

Dear Friends,
 I’m writing because I am the international law area editor of the Springer Global Encyclopedia of Territorial Rights. The Encyclopaedia is an interdisciplinary project, which examines the law, politics and sociology of territorial claims.
 I’m looking for authors willing to contribute articles on some outstanding cases. I think it’s a good opportunity for law students or junior academics to get a peer-reviewed publication. Articles will be in the 3000-5000 word range (generally).
 
I’m looking in particular for individuals to write on the following cases and disputes:
 ICJ
 Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean (Bolivia v. Chile)
 PCIJ Cases
 Minquiers and Ecrehos (France/United Kingdom)
 Territorial Jurisdiction of the International Commission of the River Oder
 Free Zones of Upper Savoy and the District of Gex
 PCA
 Bangladesh v. Myanmar (Judgment of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, 14 March 2012)
 Judgments and Awards in Maritime Boundary Delimitation Disputes, Barbados v. Trinidad and Tobago (Award of the Arbitral Tribunal, 11 April 2006)
 Maritime Boundary Delimitation Disputes, Newfoundland and Labrador v.
Nova Scotia
 Maritime Boundary Delimitation Disputes, Canada v France
 Maritime Boundary Delimitation Disputes, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v. French Republic (Decision of the ad hoc ‘Court of Arbitration’, 30 June 1977)
 Maritime Boundary Delimitation Disputes, Bangladesh v. India
 Dispute Concerning Coastal State Rights in the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Kerch Strait
 Trinidad-Tobago
 Other Arbitrations and Issues
 Dubai/Sharjah Boundary Arbitration of 1981
 Sykes-Picot Agreement
 Emergent Rights over Territory: The Finnish-Swedish Agreement
 Impacts of the Canada/Denmark Boundary Treaty
 Impacts of the Lapp Codicil to Strömstad Treaty
 Land Acquisition and Transfer in the Polish-Soviet Territory Exchange
 Treaty of Wanghia
 Treaty of Paris of 1898
 Pikney's Treaty/Treaty of Madrid
 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and Gadsden Purchase
 Florida Purchase
 Treaty of Kanagawa
 Treaty of Ghent
 Oregon Boundary Treaty
 Peace of Utrecht
 Locarno Treaties
 Treaty of Sèvres
 Otherwise, I hope you’re well in the trying times.
 Best regards,
 Kevin”
 Kevin W. Gray, PhD

The following flyer was attached to the message:

Global Encyclopedia of Territorial Rights AIMS AND SCOPEThe aim of this encyclopedia is to bring together the expanding field of scholarship on “territorial rights” in a single tool for advanced researchers.
The study of territorial rights has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade. It combines the work of political scientists, philosophers, lawyers, geographers, demographers, scholars of war studies and many others. Until now, however, the literature on territorial rights has generally remained confined inside standard disciplines.The goal of this new volume is to provide a reference tool for scholars working across traditional boundaries. Several hundred entries, researched by area experts with advanced knowledge of the scholarly literature, are written in language comprehensible to a wide academic audience. Each entry surveys typical concepts and terminology and offers an up-to-date synopsis of leading scholarship on one or more of the component disputes that surface when territorial rights are contested, such as cross-border migration, resource extraction, secessionism, state sovereignty, border-drawing, restorative justice. The most important conflicts about territorial rights in the world today are explored alongside some of history’s pertinent and informative disputes.
The volume is a comprehensive introduction to these issues for non-specialists and for advanced students who wish to be acquainted with this growing field of study. Its principal objective is to consolidate interdisciplinary knowledge about territorial rights in a research tool designed to facilitate advanced scholarship in this critical area for years to come.
 SECTION EDITORS

“International Law”  Dr. Kevin W. Gray kevinwgray@gmail.com Osgoode Hall Law School (CANADA)

“Theorists” Laura Lo Coco l.lo-coco@herts.ac.uk Hertfordshire Law School Hatfield (UK)

“Indigenous Territories”  Dr. Lavonna L. Lovern llovern@valdosta.edu Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia (USA)

“Concepts of Territorial Rights” Dr. Nick C. Sagos nsagos@gmail.com Seneca College Toronto (CANADA)

 

Contact dr. Kevin W. Gray for more information.

ENCYCLOPEDIA: Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (Launch 5 SEP 2019)

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Launching on 5 September 2019, this new module will sit alongside the existing Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) as part of the relaunched Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law (MPIL). The Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (MPEiPro) will map and analyze the systems and processes through which international law is made and adjudicated in practice. Each article is commissioned by General Editor Professor Hélène Ruiz Fabri and a team of experts at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law, providing cutting-edge and rigorously peer-reviewed research on areas of international law that are often under-explored. MPEiPro will take a broad view of international procedure, examining it from three different angles: technical points of procedure within specific institutions or across similar organizations; comparative accounts of families of institutions within specific subject areas or with similar functions; and theoretical, interdisciplinary entries. The scope of the Encyclopedia will mirror the broad understanding of procedure underlying it, encompassing decision-making by international organs in general, including political and administrative bodies. At launch, the Encyclopedia will cover dispute settlement and adjudication. Coverage of non-adjudicatory modes of dispute settlement such as negotiation, mediation, and conciliation, as well as international political and administrative procedures will be added over time. The Encyclopedia will eventually contain over 1000 entries.

Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law (MPIL)

The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) and the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (MPEiPro) are comprehensive analytical resources that feature peer-reviewed articles on every aspect of international law. These definitive reference works are the first port of call for anyone interested in international law. Contains the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law and the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law Search and browse a comprehensive collection of articles on every aspect of international law Read peer-reviewed articles written by an incomparable team of scholars and practitioners Updated throughout the year with new and revised articles.

On the editors:

General Editor (MPEiPro): Hélène Ruiz Fabri, Director of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law. General Editor (MPEPIL): Rüdiger Wolfrum, Managing Director, Max Planck Foundation of International Peace and Rule of Law; former Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. 

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