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Maps : Sudan ; Darfur -- 1. The people of Darfur -- 2. The Sudan government -- 3. The Janjawiid -- 4. The rebels -- 5. A war of total destruction, 2003-04 -- 6. Wars within wars, 2005-06 -- 7. International reaction -- 8. The Abuja peace talks -- 9. Endless chaos -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Dramatis personae.

This study is based on the dialogue between legal pluralism and international development, which shapes the daily lives of much of the world population, in particular those who live in emerging or developing States and are subject to programmes of international technical assistance. Due to a number of factors, this dialogue is required to, on a practical level, harmonise diametrically opposed onto-epistemological legal dimensions. From the epistemological point of view, the phenomenological dimension of this study will allow us to analyse the conceptual and scientific evolution of both legal pluralism and international development, accompanying the development of the underlying legal theory which, in cycles, has seen moments of convergence and divergence, and of tension and distension, over the last seven decades. Having as background the case study of Timor-Leste this work also looks at the practical consequences that certain options will give rise to in building a State and its systems of justice within the framework of legally plural societies.

The East Asian crisis highlights the importance of liquidity for smooth functioning of the banking system. It also shows the vulnerabilities that arise as a result of high dependence on international liquidity. This article empirically analyses the influx of liquidity before the crisis and illiquidity during the crisis in finding out whether banks in East Asia held 'too little' or 'too much' liquidity before and during a crisis and how their vulnerabilities to failure changed as a result of that. Instrumental Variable estimation is used to dissociate the effect of international illiquidity on banks' liquidity risk during a crisis year. The study finds that the effect of liquidity on the probability of bank failure varies before and during a crisis. The findings also highlight the vulnerabilities of banks to failure as a result of international illiquidity and high reliance on external funding. These findings bring forward the case for stronger regulation of banks' liquidity, which can be brought forward by better liquidity management.

International audience ; The adoption of Romanian children abroad, which began under Ceausescu and continued until the 2000s, has constituted a significant issue for Romania's positioning in Europe. The period of negotiation of the country's admission to the European Union constitutes a kind of paroxysm of the phenomenon. The article is a contribution to the history of representations, to the history of international relationships, and to the very recent history of Europe. Carried out from institutional, press, and oral sources, the survey demonstrates how international adoption, as a phenomenon of transnational society, has played a foreground part in anchoring Romania in Europe. Indeed, the issue crystallizes most European questions regarding Romania's capacity to integrate in the EU in terms of public policy, stabilization of its internal functioning, and protection of the most vulnerable.