OUVRAGE : R. Kolb, Reservations to Optional Declarations Granting Jurisdiction to the International Court of Justice

Robert KOLB

In this incisive book, Robert Kolb sets out a short but nevertheless in-depth analysis of optional declarations for the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, and of the various reservations which restrict the jurisdiction. Concise and readable, the book examines the true scope of this jurisdiction once the numerous carve-outs of the reservations are subtracted.

OUVRAGE : A. Peters, J. de Hemptinne, R. Kolb (eds.), Animals in the International Law of Armed Conflict

Anne PETERS, Jérôme de HEMPTINNE, Robert KOLB

Animals are the unknown victims of armed conflicts. Wildlife populations usually decline during warfare, with disastrous repercussions on the food chain, on fragile ecosystems and precarious habitats. Belligerents take advantage of the chaos of war for poaching and trafficking of animal products. Livestock, companion, and zoo animals, highly dependent on human care, are direct victims of hostilities. The book is the first legal analysis of these issues. It maps the framework of international humanitarian law, examining which and how the concepts, principles, and rationales can be applied and adapted for a better protection of animals. The contributions inter alia discuss precautions for animal civilians, problems of animal combatants and prisoners, a specific status for veterinarian personnel, the recognition of biodiversity hotspots as specially protected zones, and the potential of enforcement mechanisms. The concluding chapter draws together novel interpretations and reform proposals.

OUVRAGE : R. Kolb, G. Gaggioli, P. Kilibarda (eds.), Research Handbook on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Further Reflections and Perspectives

Robert KOLB, Gloria GAGGIOLI, Pavle KILIBARDA

Providing up-to-date discussions of both evolving and novel debates in human rights law and humanitarian law, this timely new edition of the Research Handbook on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law complements, rather than replaces, its predecessor with fresh perspectives from leading scholars on the controversial and crucial topics within these fields.

POINT DE VUE : The question of Catalonia: a window of opportunity to move forward

Robert KOLB, Tarcisio GAZZINI, Catherine MAIA

Catalonia's attempt to separate from Spain and create an independent state has dominated the country's political agenda for more than a decade. It has provoked an unprecedented showdown between the Spanish government and the Catalan authorities, led to heavy and controversial convictions for the pro-independence leaders, raised complex issues of immunity and extradition, and generated frustration and anger on both sides.

OUVRAGE : R. Kolb, Theory of International Law

Robert KOLB

This book seeks to analyse various aspects of international law, the link being how they structure and marshal the different forces in the international legal order. It takes the following approaches to the matter. First, an attempt is made to determine the fundamental characteristics of international law, the forces that delineate and permeate its applications. Secondly, the multiple relations between law and policy are analysed. Politics are a highly relevant factor in the implementation of every legal order (and also a threat to it); this is all the more true in international law, where the two forces, law and politics, have significant links. Thirdly, the discussion focuses on a series of fundamental socio-legal notions: the common good, justice, legal security, reciprocity (plus equality and proportionality), liberty, ethics and social morality, and reason.

OUVRAGE : C. Maia, R. Kolb, O Estatuto Internacional da Província Angolana de Cabinda à Luz do Direito Internacional Público

Catherine MAIA, Robert KOLB

Por serem territórios de um Estado com fronteiras geográficas dentro dos limites do território de outro Estado, os enclaves levantam diversas interrogações e desafios. Tal é o caso do enclave de Cabinda, onde existem reivindicações separatistas em relação a Angola. De um ponto de vista estritamente jurídico, o que diz o direito internacional público sobre a possível existência de um estatuto internacional para esta província angolana?

OUVRAGE : R. Kolb (dir.), Commentaire sur le Pacte de la Société des Nations

Robert KOLB

Ce Commentaire du Pacte de la Société des Nations a un double but. En premier lieu, d’assurer l’information la plus complète et la plus à jour possible sur l’ensemble de l’expérience de la SDN, notamment dans ses aspects juridiques. Le Pacte est le texte fondateur du phénomène de l’organisation internationale au XXe siècle. C’est à ce titre qu’aucune recherche et qu’aucune prise de position approfondies en la matière ne peuvent s’abstraire de ce point de départ de 1919.