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Introduction -- State responsibility, the international legal order and the development of legal norms for victims -- Human rights jurisprudence on reparations, international and regional -- Reparations in international criminal law -- Conclusions Part I : legal state of play : convergence of international law and reparation as an individual legal right with customary recognition -- The role of the UN and the promotion of victims' rights and reparations in practice -- Case study : reparations in Guatemala -- Case study : reparations in Sierra Leone -- Case study : reparations in East Timor -- Case study : reparations in Colombia -- Conclusions Part II : reparations in practice : comparative analysis of practice, lessons learnt and future challenges -- Final remarks : the right to reparation and implementation of the legal norm : emerging convergence of law and practice?

1. Sovereignty conflicts as a distributive justice dilemma -- 2. Limited Sovereignty -- 3. What should "shared sovereignty" mean? -- 4. How far can sovereign states cooperate together and limit their freedom without sacrificing their sovereignty? -- 5. Why is shared sovereignty desirable? -- 6. How can shared sovereignty be just? -- 7. How could shared sovereignty work in practice? -- 8. Conclusive remarks, implications, and limitations.

'Seit 1991 ist Rußland an einer Reihe gewaltsamer Konflikte auf dem Territorium der Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten beteiligt. Die militärischen Aktivitäten haben dabei ganz unterschiedliche Gestalt angenommen - von friedenserhaltenden Einsätzen bis hin zu direkter militärischer Intervention -, und sind dementsprechend unterschiedlich bewertet worden - als effiziente Stabilisierung in interethnischen 'Konfliktsituationen' oder als Teil einer 'Reimperialsierungsstrategie'. Bisher ist dabei nicht immer berücksichtigt worden, daß es sich bei den russischen 'Peacekeeping'-Aktivitäten um Einsatz militärischer Gewalt zur Stabilisierung - oder 'Pazifizierung' einer Region handelt, die als Zone vitaler russischer sicherheitspolitischer Interessen gesehen wird. Der vorliegende Bericht stellt sich daher die Aufgabe, die militärischen Aktivitäten Rußlands im Kontext seiner regionalen Sicherheitsinteressen zu analysieren. Dabei stützt er sich auf eine Reihe von Fallstudien und auf die Auswertung der laufenden Berichterstattung in der Presse.' (Autorenreferat)

The author demonstrates how the collective security system of the UN charter has changed in meaning and purpose over time in response to the evolution of the international legal system. The article argues that from a systemic perspective, the security council enforces fundamental norms of international law and even acts as a 'world legislature,' departing from the kinds of functions it was originally intended to exercise. Though it exercises the power of a judicial organ, the security council is not bound to legal procedure and thus at times has arrived at the wrong conclusions. The UN has become active in the direct lawmaking process, introducing new, abstract and general norms of international law that are open-ended, applicable to all states and distinct from its formal enforcement powers. The council has directly shaped international law in a number of fields, including terrorism and children in armed conflict. The author emphasizes that instituting legal review of the resolutions of the security council should be considered distinct from the question of the legal constraints to its powers. Adapted from the source document.

Many are familiar with the concept of a moral dilemma - a situation where a person faces a choice between two mutually exclusive actions. This publication considers whether situations of this kind could and should exist within the sphere of international law

International law can create great expectations in those seeking to rebuild societies that have been torn apart by conflict. For outsiders, international law can mandate or militate against intervention, bolstering or undermining the legitimacy of intervention. International legal principles promise equality, justice and human rights. Yet international law's promises are difficult to fulfil. This volume of essays investigates the phenomenon of post-conflict state-building and the engagement of international law in this enterprise. It draws together original essays by scholars and practitioners who consider the many roles international law can play in rehabilitating societies after conflict. The essays explore troubled zones across the world, from Afghanistan to Africa's Great Lakes region, and from Timor-Leste to the Balkans. They identify a range of possibilities for international law in tempering, regulating, legitimating or undermining efforts to rebuild post-conflict societies

Practicing Narrative Mediation provides mediation practitioners with practical narrative approaches that can be applied to a wide variety?of conflict resolution?situations. Written by John Winslade and Gerald Monk—leaders in the narrative therapy movement—the book contains suggestions and illustrative examples for applying the proven narrative technique when working with restorative conferencing and mediation in organizations, schools, health care, divorce cases, employer and employee problems, and civil and international conflicts. Practicing Narrative Mediation also explores the