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Regulating the world through law and justice is an old idea, but one that has run up against many difficulties. One growing phenomenon is the extraterritoriality of national legislation.

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Questions of Fact: India’s Aadhaar Matter and the Limits of the Supreme Court

Date de publication
04 October 2018
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In September 2018, the Supreme Court of India rendered its verdict in a landmark case with major implications for the Aadhaar biometric identification project as well as the application of right to privacy in India, but the Aadhaar Matter raises important questions about the shortcomings of the Supreme Court’s practice of judicial review.

Amber SINHA
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Comply or die ? Les entreprises face à l’exigence de conformité venue des États-Unis

Date de publication
14 March 2018
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The United States has developed a vast body of legal regulations with extraterritorial application in order to tackle corruption on the international stage and to pursue companies that do not abide by the trade embargoes demanded by U.S. foreign policy.

Marion LEBLANC-WOHRER

The legalization of cannabis in the United States, the examples of Colorado and Washington State

Date de publication
15 February 2018
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The use of recreational cannabis became legal in the States of Colorado and Washington in January and July 2014 respectively. The regulations, based on the examples of the tobacco and alcohol markets, intend to tackle the black market and to protect minors more efficiently. How do these two pioneering experiments inform the ongoing debate in France?

Ivana OBRADOVIC Michel GANDILHON
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Zimbabwe in Dubious Battle: The Unexpected Consequences of Western Sanctions

Date de publication
17 October 2017
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The aim of this paper is to assess how an African country deals on the long run with the decline of international aid and foreign direct investment. This paper is a contribution to the debate about the effectiveness of the international sanctions system.

Vittoria MORETTI

Democratic Deconstructions

Date de publication
10 March 2017
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Today’s democratic governments appear less legitimate and their longevity less assured than ever.

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Africa and the ICC Going Forward

Date de publication
17 January 2017
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October 2016 presented a grim test for the fourteen-year-old International Criminal Court (ICC) as three Sub-Saharan African countries, Burundi, South Africa and Gambia announced their decision to opt out of the international judicial body. 

Hlawulani MKHABELA

South China Sea and the Law of the Sea: Where is China’s Power Heading?

Date de publication
28 July 2016
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On Tuesday July 12th, after three years of deliberations, the Permanent Court of Arbitration finally delivered its verdict on the conflict opposing the Philippines and China over status of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The judgment is historic, as it goes far beyond the expectations of the involved parties and observers. 

États-Unis : les nominations à la Cour suprême, enjeu des élections de 2016

Date de publication
22 June 2016
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With the death of Justice Antonin Scalia on February 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States lost a beacon of conservative thought and one of the most influential American jurists of the last thirty years. The question of his replacement immediately became an issue as the United States looks forward to the presidential election in November. While past nominations to the Supreme Court have been relatively uncontentious, nominations today are affected by the polarization of American politics. 

Anne DEYSINE
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Assessing the Achievements of International Criminal Justice / A New Era of Oil Abundance?

Date de publication
01 December 2015
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Born from the ashes of two world wars, the concept of international criminal justice took nearly half a century to become anchored in institutions and legal concepts that are independent of specific conflicts. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, that for Rwanda, and the creation of the International Criminal Court, among others, bear witness to the real progress made during the 1990s. This issue of Politique étrangère offers a series of articles that shed light on these achievements and their limits.

The Right to Compensation at the ICC: Promises and Uncertainties

Date de publication
01 December 2015
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The establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has made it possible for the victim to be fully recognized in international trials, with the assertion of the right to compensation for acts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

Jules GUILLAUME

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