UCL - Règlement des litiges internationaux

[DROP2163]

[30h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Philippe Gautier

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes

Aims

At the end of the course, the student should be familiarized with the principles applicable to the settlement of international disputes and should have acquired the necessary knowledge as regards the mechanisms which are available in the international practice as well as the legal issues relating thereto.

Main themes

General principles applicable to international litigation -inter-State and mixed arbitral proceedings- (with the exclusion of human rights and commercial arbitration) : Permanent Court of arbitration, International Court of Justice, Iran/Us Claims Tribunal, ICSID, WTOs dispute settlement mechanisms, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, International Criminal Court and international criminal tribunals, UN Claims Compensation Commission). In addition, the lectures will also address Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms such as non-compliance mechanisms.

The following chapters will be successively examined: Historical part; principles; diplomatic means (negotiation, good offices, mediation, enquiry, conciliation) ; Judicial proceedings (arbitration, ICJ, ITLOS, WTO, Criminal courts and tribunals) ; settlement of disputes relating to international organizations, current issues.