Boegner, Marc Keywords: Legal history | International law | Reform | Development of international law | Mots clefs: Histoire du droit | Droit international | Réforme | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT In this study, Marc Boegner intends to explore the ways in which such a considerable religious movement has influenced the development of international law, and what effects it has had in the history of law of nations. The author thus successively focuses on the relations of the reform with law of nations, natural l…

Van der Vlugt, W. Keywords: Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) | Development of international law | Public international law | Mots clefs: Grotius (H.) | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT To give an account of the influence of Grotius’ work on international law, W. Van der Vlugt begins his course by studying the main idea of De iure Belli ac Pacis. The author then presents the spiritual atmosphere of the work. The author later proceeds to an analysis of the work and studies its direct influence and indirect influence, p…

L. Lange, Christian Keywords: Pacifism | Development of international law | Mots clefs: Pacifisme | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT Christian Lange explains in the introduction to his course that a pacifist doctrine combats war as harmful, contrary to the interests well understood by mankind, and as crime, contrary to the precepts of morality. By following the historical development of this doctrine, the author focuses in particular its influence on international law. To do so, the author reviews in …

Mirkine-Guetzévitch, B. Keywords: Eastern Europe | Revolutions | Development of international law | Mots clefs: Europe orientale | Révolutions | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT After a presentation of the method of study of the history of international law, the author focuses on the relations between the old regime and the French Revolution in international relations. He then presents the principle of the unity of public law and discusses the international problems in Eastern Europe. The continuation of t…

Yepes, J.-M. Keywords: Latin America | Public international law | Development of international law | Private international law | Mots clefs: Amérique latine | Droit international public | Développement du droit international | Droit international privé | ABSTRACT J.-M. Yepes describes the Latin American legal doctrines stated by the Latin American publicists and statesmen and underlines the liberal nature in this course. After a presentation of Latin America’s place in the international organization, the author focuses on the role o…

W. Garner, James Keywords: Development of international law | Mots clefs: Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT James W. Garner, in the introduction to his course, states that the most striking fact in the history of international law from its origin, which goes back more than three centuries, is its extraordinary development at the beginning of the XXth century. It is not a period of our history, not even the period of Grotius, that has seen changes of such scope on their relationships of States and in the law which governs them just as muc…

Wehberg, Hans Keywords: The Hague | Peace conferences | Development of international law | Mots clefs: La Haye | Conférences de la paix | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT For Hans Wehberg, the work of the Hague Conferences represented in a way the culmination of international law before the First World War. For the first time in the history of the organization of the international society, a solid center was thus created, which would serve as a starting point for all future progress. The author thus presents t…

Liang, Yuen-Li Keywords: Codification | International law | Development of international law | Mots clefs: Codification | Droit international | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT After a presentation of the position and role of international law in the Charter of the United Nations, Yuen-Li Liang offers a historical overview of the development of international law through conferences and the efforts made toward the codification. He focuses on the methods of encouraging the progressive development of internat…

G. Fenwick, Charles Keywords: Development of international law | Public international law | Mots clefs: Développement du droit international | Droit international public | ABSTRACT In this course, Charles Fenwick does not intend to apply the standard approach found in the textbooks to the general principles of international law, but to review the progress of international law during the past forty years and to present the benefits of broadening the scope of application and the accompanying progress in defining and clarifying the fundamental principles. Charles Fenwick n'entend …

L. Kunz, Josef Keywords: Development of international law | Public international law | International organizations | Mots clefs: Développement du droit international | Droit international public | Organisations internationales | ABSTRACT Josef Kunz writes in 1955 that we speak a lot about “crisis of the law of nations” among laymen, statesmen, and even among the representatives of the science of the law of nations. For some, it is a source of resignation, for the others it is a source of hope. It is not surprising, therefore,…

Matine-Daftary, A. Keywords: Law of the sea | Development of international law | Mots clefs: Droit de la mer | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT Ahmad Matine-Daftary begins this course with a foreword on the codification and progressive development of international law. The author then presents the new trends in the Law of the Sea in the twentieth century, and presents some general considerations on the work of the two Geneva conferences. He presents the regime of the high seas, the issue of the primacy of …

Berezowski, Cezary Keywords: Development of international law | Air law | Mots clefs: Développement du droit international | Droit aérien | ABSTRACT Cezary Berezowski, points out that the object of air law, is the relations in airspace, which may be national relations or, international relations by possessing a foreign element. The author begins his course on air law, after some preliminary observations, with a study of the development of legal rules and airspace. He then focuses on the development of legal rules rel…

Dupuy, René-Jean Keywords: Hague Academy of International Law | Development of international law | Mots clefs: Académie de droit international de La Haye | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT Rene-Jean Dupuy's lesson is a research, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Academy, on the contribution that the Academy could give to the development of public international law. This contribution is manifested on two levels: on one hand by the revelation of the development of international law, and on the other hand by the anticipation of the present state of positive law. L…

Gerald Fitzmaurice, Sir Keywords: Institute of International Law | Development of international law | Mots clefs: Institut de droit international | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT Gerald Fitzmaurice devotes his course to the contribution of the Institute of International Law to the development of international law. After a presentation of the Institute itself, the author reviews the work of the Institute from 1873 to 1890-1892 (war and neutrality, law of peace), from 1890 to 1939 (war, neutrality and hostilities, law of peace). Le cours de Gerald Fitzmaurice es…

Jenks †, Wilfred Keywords: Development of international law | Mots clefs: Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT In this course, Wilfred Jenks examines the impact of economic and social changes on public international law. He noted that what has been achieved in international law remains precarious, particularly in the following areas: human rights, economic stability and growth, the regime of global public services, and scientific and technological innovation. Dans ce cours, Wilfred Jenks étudie l'impact des changements économiques et sociaux sur le dr…

Père Henri de Riedmatten, O.P., le Keywords: Catholicism | Development of international law | Mots clefs: Catholicisme | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT Henri de Riedmatten’s course focuses on the legal impact of the teaching about international life by the Magisterium in the Catholic Church (supreme doctrinal authority of the church, Pope and Ecumenical Council), during the pontificates of John XXIII and Paul VI. The author successively presents a teaching commanded by the search for peace, two sources…

Weil, Prosper Keywords: Judaism | Development of international law | Mots clefs: JUDAISME | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT Prosper Weil, Professor at the University of Paris II, begins his study on Judaism and International law with a presentation of the role of international law in Jewish thought. He then focuses on the c…

Lauterpacht, Q.C., E. Keywords: International courts | Development of international law | …

P. Zhukov, Guennady Keywords: Space | Development of international law | Space law | Mots clefs: …

Lachs, Manfred Keywords: Public international law | Development of international law | Mots clefs: Droit international public | Développement du droit international | ABSTRACT Manfred Lachs, Judge and Former president of the International Court of Justice, focuses on the study of roots of international law, its fundamental presuppositions, and some of its major questions of particular relevance at the time of writing this course. He aims to define the relationship between the State and nature, the relationship between …