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In international public law, the concept of state crime has been extensively debated. For some international law commentators "[t]he concept of state responsibility for international crimes is juridically feasible and may be analyzed in terms of a criminal organization model or a corporate crime model" (Jørgensen 2000: 280); to others, "[t]he criminal state is juridically speaking a nonsense . . . The punishability of the state is both a legal and a practical impossibility." (Drost 1959: 304). Although currently common legal understanding represents this notion as alien to the legal tradition, this term has a relevant place in the historical debates and development of international law. This paper discusses international law developments in contrast to criminological reflections relating to state crime, drawing attention to possible cross-references between these disciplines.

Résumé.La Revue internationale du Travail, comme l'OIT, approche un siècle d'existence. C'est l'occasion de revenir sur son histoire, en introduction de ce numéro hors‐série où nous avons choisi de publier essentiellement des articles écrits pour la Revue par des lauréats de prix Nobel de la paix ou d'économie. L'auteur rappelle les origines de la Revue– e traité de Versailles où elle est inscrite – et ses débuts, l'extension internationale de son lectorat et sa situation présente à l'heure de la diffusion électronique. Il présente ensuite brièvement les auteurs et les articles publiés qu'il met en perspective avec les débats et recherches d'aujourd'hui, dont la Revue continue de rendre compte.

Klappentext. Buch verzahnt die Disziplinen Internationales Management und Wirtschaftsgeographie und untersucht die Determinanten, Varianten und Verläufe von Wissenstransfer- und Upgrading-Prozessen. Ein eigenständig konzipiertes exploratives Forschungsdesign bildet dabei die Grundlage. Auf der Basis der neuartigen Methodik werden systematisch erarbeitete, einzigartige empirische Erkenntnisse generiert, die einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Erforschung von Aufwertungsprozessen in Schwellenländern wie der Türkei leisten. Acht Unternehmenstypen in unterschiedlichen Entwicklungsstufen sowie zwei neue Upgrading-Varianten gehen aus der Datenanalyse hervor. Der Inhalt · Multinationale Unternehmen und Raum · Steuerung und Wissensquellen von Upgrading-Prozessen · Bewertende Zusammenfassung · Auswertungsmethode: Die mehrstufige qualitative Inhaltsanalyse Die Zielgruppen · Dozierende und Studierende der Fachgebiete: Wirtschaftsgeographie, Internationales Management, Regionalforschung, Internationalisierungsforschung, Qualitative Sozialforschung · Praktiker aus sich internationalisierenden und multinationalen Unternehmen sowie der Politik Die Autorin Alev Mercan war als Lehrkraft und wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Geographie, Abteilung Wirtschaftsgeographie der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen tätig. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen in der wissensbasierten Regionalentwicklung sowie Upgrading-Prozessen in Tochterunternehmen von multinationalen Konzernen und der Türkei als Untersuchungsland.

What is the relationship between international relations and sports? Research on sports diplomacy suggests that sports has historically played an important role in bringing nations and cultures together. However, few studies have attempted to suggest an adequate theoretical framework for the analysis of the relationship. This study aims to fill this research lacuna. Authors advance the hypothesis that many countries in contemporary international relations increasingly rely on sports as a soft power tool. Furthermore, international organizations such as FIFA and FISU have lately evolved into important actors of global affairs. This article discusses an increasing role of sports in international relations. In doing so, authors examine the correlation between the number and scale of international sports events hosted by countries and respective changes in their foreign policy. Authors support theoretical conclusions by original data collected in Russia. Preliminary findings suggest that sports can play an effective role in promotion of peace, security, and sustainable development. Suggested framework largely explains the efforts of nation-states to host international sports competitions and offers predictive insights on the role of major sports competitions in international relations in the future. ; The study is supported by the Russian Government Program of Competitive Growth of the Kazan Federal University.

Le but de cette brève étude est tout d'abord de faire ressortir l'importance que revêt, pour les réfugiés et personnes déplacées à l'intérieur de leur pays (ci-après personnes déplacées), le droit international humanitaire, et, en particulier, les Conventions de Genève de 1949 et leurs Protocoles additionnels de 1977. Non seulement cette branche du droit international protège ces catégories de personnes lorsqu'elles sont victimes de conflits armés, mais encore ses règles, si elles étaient appliquées scrupuleusement, permettraient d'empêcher la plupart des déplacements.

AbstractThe fact that the International Criminal Court has not been granted universal jurisdiction exercisableproprio motuhas often been criticized on the basis that it will leave some offences beyond its power to prosecute. This article investigates whether the drafters of the Rome Statute were necessarily wrong in deciding not to grant the court such jurisdiction. It concludes that to have given the Court universal jurisdiction would have been lawful under current international law, and would have provided a welcome reaffirmation of the concept. Still, the nature of the cooperation regime and of the Prosecutor's investigatory remit, would mean that such jurisdiction would be difficult, if not impossible, for the Court to use. As the Court has to operate in a world of sovereign States, not all of whom are sympathetic to it, the drafters' choice was a prudent one.

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This article analyses the provisions of the Indian Constitution and federal laws, which give mandate to the Parliament and the Executive to enter into and give effect to international treaties. It will be underlined, in particular, that Indian practice is characterised by a certain ambiguity, which is ultimately caused by a lack of coordination between the Indian Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. The paper argues for a coherent and aligned approach amongst the various branches of government in relation to international law, and in particular treaty law. To this end, it will conclude by analysing the measures recently suggested by the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report, which would rectify the legal inconsistencies in Indian law related to the treatment of International Treaties.

Notes that migration in Sub-Saharan Africa features a variety of movements, mostly intra-regional; migrant workers, undocumented migrants, nomads, frontier workers, refugees, and highly skilled professionals. Changing patterns and especially the increase in irregular migration, diversification of migratory routes and trafficking in migrants result from worsening socioeconomic and political conditions in the region. Sponsored, selective male migration and increasing female autonomous migration are manifestations of migration as survival strategies. Suggests that sub-regional economic unions could help promote intra-regional labour mobility if concerted efforts are made to harmonise national laws with regional and sub-regional treaties. (Original abstract - amended)