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Without modification of the ABM Treaty, the US would not have been in a position to realize its plans for ballistic missile defenses. Despite allegations to the contrary by the new US administration the Treaty has never become obsolete. Although it always considered the Treaty as a cornerstone of its national security the Russian Federation would probably have consented to a modification. Still, on 13 Dec 2001, by reference to its supreme interests, the US declared its withdrawal from the ABM Treaty. According to Article XV, para. 2, this withdrawal is permissible. There exist no legal grounds that would enable the Russian Federation to object to that denunciation. Adapted from the source document.

SOVIET LAW IS INCREASINGLY INFLUENCED BY INTERNATIONAL TREATIES TO WHICH THE SOVIET UNION IS A PARTY. OFTEN THE CONCLUSION OF AN INTERNATIONAL TREATY BRINGS ABOUT A CHANGE IN EXISTING SOVIET LAW. IN 1978 THE SOVIET UNION PASSED THE LAW ON THE PROCEDURE FOR THE CONCLUSION, EXECUTION, AND DENUNCIATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES OF THE USSR, ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR FULL CONFORMITY WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD FAITH FULFILLMENT BY THE STATE OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW.

Das Demokratieprinzip ist im Völkerrecht verankert. Seine normativen Grundlagen sind zum einen das Vertragsrecht, insbesondere der Internationale Pakt über bürgerliche und politische Rechte, sowie die regionalen Verankerungen in Europa und in Amerika durch die Satzungen der jeweiligen internationaler Organisationen und ihrer Menschenrechtsinstrumente. Substantielle vertragliche Verpflichtungen ergeben sich auch aus den bilateralen Verträgen der EG. Zum anderen fußt es auf der Staatenpraxis, insbesondere im Rahmen der UNO. So ist die internationale Gemeinschaft auf die Errichtung demokratischer Strukturen verpflichtet, wenn sie staatliche Funktionen in failed states übernimmt oder den Wiederaufbau eines Staatswesens begleitet. Die Demokratieresolutionen der UNO lassen erkennen, daß alle Staaten verpflichtet sind, das Ziel der Demokratie anzustreben und erreichte demokratische Errungenschaften zu gewährleisten. Das Demokratieprinzip beinhaltet normativ die Legitimation staatlichen Handelns durch freie Wahlen und die Absicherung durch Menschenrechte, Gewaltenteilung und Rechtsstaatlichkeit. Staatliche Entscheidungen bedürfen daher einer legitimierenden Rückbindung an den frei geäußerten Willen des konstituierenden Staatsvolkes, wobei die Freiheit dieser Willensäußerung in dynamischer Perspektive die Freiheit der Willensänderung garantiert. Sowohl der Vertragsschluß als Akt staatlichen Handelns als auch der Inhalt des Vertrages bedürfen der Legitimation, und zwar über die Zeit hinweg. Das geltende Völkervertragsrecht berücksichtigt das Demokratieprinzip jedoch nur unzureichend. Die Verletzung innerstaatlichen Rechts beim Vertragsschluß kann nur eingeschränkt geltend gemacht werden. Es existiert auch kein Verfahren, mit dem die fortdauernde Legitimation eines Vertrages überprüft werden könnte. Angesichts der Zunahme von Verträgen, die innere Angelegenheiten der Gesellschaften regeln, bedarf das Spannungsverhältnis einer Lösung. Das Problem wird illustriert durch Frankreichs Ausstieg aus der NATO, Senegals Kündigung der Seerechtskonventionen, den Streit um den deutschen Atomausstieg, das Verfahren um den Donaustaudamm Gabcíkovo Nagymaros, die Frage der Vereinbarkeit von Drogenkonsumräumen mit den UN-Anti-Drogenkonventionen, das Schiedsverfahren zwischen Aminoil und Kuwait sowie der Kündigung des ABM-Vertrages durch die USA. Ein erster Ansatz zur Lösung kann in einer Neuinterpretation der völkervertragsrechtlichen Regeln liegen. So bietet sich der Grundsatz der "demokratiefreundlichen Interpretation" an. Internes Recht, das der Kontrolle der Exekutive dient, muß beim Vertragsschluß Berücksichtigung finden. Und Verträgen, die "innere Angelegenheiten" betreffen, kann ein implizites Kündigungsrecht zugebilligt werden. Der wesentliche Ansatz ist aber kautelarjuristischer Natur. Revisions-, Experimentier- und Kündigungsklauseln können bei der Abfassung von Verträgen die Vertragsbeziehung so ausgestalten, daß zukünftige Meinungsänderungen berücksichtigt werden können. Schließlich ist de lege ferenda ein Recht auf Revision, kombiniert mit einem subsidiären Kündigungsrecht, wünschenswert. Mit einem solchen Mechanismus könnten neue normative Lösungen eingeführt werden und die Legitimation bestehender Normen auf den Prüfstand gestellt werden. ; International law provides for a democratic principle. It is based both on treaty law and customary law. The International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights as well as the regional treaties in Europe and the Americas - the statutes of the respective regional organisations and their human rights instruments - form a substantial body of treaty obligations toward democracy, which is complemented by bilateral treaties of the EC safeguarding democracy. State practice, especially within the framework of the UN, indicates an obligation to establish democratic structures whenever the international community takes upon itself the task of nation building in failed states. The democracy resolutions of the UN point out that all member states are obliged to strive for democracy and uphold democratic achievements so far. The normative democratic principle includes the legitimation of public affairs through free and fair elections and the guarantee of human rights, separation of powers and the rule of law. Acts of states therefore must be legitimised through the freely expressed will of the people. Under a dynamic perspective, the free will includes the possibility for changes of policy. The conclusion of treaties as an act of state as well as the content of the treaty as a rule of law need to be legitimised through the times. The current law of treaties does not acknowledge the democratic principle, however. Violations of internal law at the conclusion of a treaty can only be claimed to a limited extent. Nor does international law provide for a formal procedure to validate the on-going support for the content of the treaty. Facing an ever-growing expansion of the number of treaties dealing with the internal affairs of societies, solutions must be found. The problem is being illustrated by France's withdrawal from NATO, Senegal's withdrawal from the Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea, the dispute related to the question of the use of nuclear energy in Germany, the judgement of the ICJ in the Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros case, the question of the compatibility of drug consumption rooms with UN anti-drug conventions, the dispute settlement award in the Aminoil case and last not least the denunciation of the ABM treaty by the US. Realigning the interpretation of the law of treaties to the democratic principle is one way to deal with the problem. Interpretation of treaties should take into account the democratic principle. Internal law controlling the executive has to be complied with where conclusion of treaties is concerned. And treaties dealing with "internal affairs" can be considered to contain an implicit right of withdrawal or denunciation. The proper solution lies in respecting the democratic principle when drafting treaties, though. Clauses of revision, clauses allowing for experiments and clauses of denunciation or withdrawal help shaping a contractual relationship that can take into account changes of the political will. Last not least, a right of revision is recommended de lege ferenda, combined with a subsidiary right of denunciation or withdrawal. Such a mechanism allows for introducing new normative solutions and for validating the on-going legitimation of existing treaty rules. (See also the English summary at the end of the thesis.)

NATO's enlargement into Central East Europe has been a lively debated topic for almost a decade. The highly variegated opinions and positions on this question in Europe and North America have ranged from angry denunciations, solid criticisms, serious doubts, guarded support to enthusiastic accolades. These contrasting attitudes underlined the flux and uncertainties as well as the divisibility of security in the post-Cold War era. Although Slovenia is viewed by a number of observers as a candidate in the best position to be invited by NATO at the next turn, this prospect remains uncertain. The key general problem lies in the large disparity between the desires of the remaining Central-East European candidates, including Slovenia, to join the alliance and NATO's willingness (and some members' clear unwillingness) to expand (it) further to the East and South-East. There is also a number of imponderables: the NATO-EU relations and the development of the European defense identity, the future of Russia; the international policies of the next US administration; the experience with the first Central East European round etc. (SOI : PM: S. 29)

The Russian Federation belongs to the small group of States which have enacted special legislation on the domestic procedures with respect to international treaties. The new Federal Law on International Treaties, which was adopted by the Russian State Duma on 16 June 1995, regulates the procedure for the conclusion, fullfillment, and termination of treaties of the Russian Federation. The 1995 Law replaces the Law on the Procedure for the Conclusion, Execution, and Denunciation of International Treaties of the U.S.S.R of 6 July 1978. The present introduction to the new law draws attention in particular to the fact that, although many rules of the new law are patterned along the model of the old law, the new law has a different significance within the new Russian constitutional framework. This is at least true for those rules which determine the respective powers of the State Duma and the President. Rules, which, under a system of unity of state power, could be considered as having a mere technical character, acquire political significance under a system of separation of powers. Noteworthy are, therefore, in particular those rules which give the State Duma powers which surpass those of the legislatures in most Western countries (power of initiatives and of compulsion to conclude and to terminate a treaty). Since, however, the new law does not possess constitutional rank, it is probable that the Russian Constitutional Court will have to decide upcoming disputes as to whether the law has correctly specified the general rules which are laid down in the constitution. (ZaöRv/SWP)

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- General Introduction: Readings in Imperialism and Orientalism -- Volume Introduction: The Scramble for Africa -- I . THE BERLIN CONFERENCE 1885: MAKING/MAPPING HISTORY -- Introduction: The Scramble for Africa: From the Conference at Berlin to the Incident at Fashoda -- Chronology of Events -- Africa in 1886: The Scramble Half Complete [map] -- Africa after the Scramble, 1912 [map] -- Africa 1898, with Charter Companies [map] -- Excerpts from Heart of Darkness -- Africa -- General Act of the Conference of Berlin -- ''The Black Baby'' (1894) [illustration] -- International Rivalry and the Berlin Conference -- ''The 'Irrepressible' Tourist'' (1885) [illustration] -- Excerpt from ''The Modern Traveller'' -- The Fashoda Incident -- Geography and Statecraft -- ''Marchez! Marchand!'' (1898) [illustration] -- Excerpt from Travels in Africa during the Years 1882–1886 -- ''Africa Shared Out'' (1899) [editorial with cartoon] -- II. THE BODY POLITIC : RATIONALIZING RACE -- Introduction: The Body Politic: Rationalizing Race -- SLAVES -- The African Slave Trade -- William Pitt the Younger Indicts the Slave Trade and Forsees a Liberated Africa -- The Nigger Question -- The Noble Savage -- SPECIES -- Moral and Intellectual Characteristics of the Three Great Varieties -- Struggle for Existence -- On the Formation of the Races of Man -- Excerpt from ''Darwin'' -- Comparative Physiognomy -- Excerpts from The Future of Science -- SELF-GOVERNANCE -- Nation-Making -- The Primitive Man—Intellectual -- The Principles of the Relations of Our Civilization to the Tropics -- Excerpts from Kafir Socialism -- How the Leopard Got His Spots -- III. THE POLITICAL CORPS -- THE MISSION -- Introduction: The Mission: Christianity, Civilization, and Commerce -- Excerpts from Salvation Army Songs -- Dr. Livingstone's Cambridge Lectures -- Excerpts from How I Found Livingstone -- Livingstone's Journeys, 1841–1856 [map] -- Preparing the Empire: Livingstone and Stanley in Central Africa -- In Memory of Dr. Livingstone -- Dr. Livingstone -- Influence of Christianity upon Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races -- The Bishop and the Philosopher -- Excerpts from The Surplus -- Excerpts from The Salvation Army British Empire Exhibition Handbook -- The Administration: Lugard and the royal niger company -- Introduction: Inheritors of Empire, Agents of Change: Lord Lugard and Mary Kingsley -- Royal Charter Granted to the National African Company, Later Called the Royal Niger Company -- Selected Correspondence: The Royal Niger Company -- Exerpts from The Diaries of Lord Lugard: Nigeria -- Duties of Political Officers and Miscellaneous Subjects -- Excerpts from The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa -- The Clash of Cultures -- A Letter to the Editor of ''The New Africa'' -- Excerpts from A Tropical Dependency -- The Administration: Cecil J. Rhodes And The British South Africa Company -- INTRODUCTION Cecil J. Rhodes: Colossus or Caricature? -- Excerpt from Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland -- ''The Rhodes Colossus'' (1892) [illustration] -- ''My Career Is Only Beginning!'' (1896) [illustration] -- ''South Africa before and after Cecil Rhodes'' (1896) [map] -- We Abandon Hope -- My Uncle's Gift Is Many Times Multiplied -- Excerpts from The Speeches of Cecil Rhodes 1881–1900 -- Excerpts from Men, Mines, and Animals in South Africa -- Personal Reminiscences of Mr. Rhodes -- The Last Will and Testament of Cecil John Rhodes -- The Burial -- IV. CRISES OF EMPIRE -- Gordon at Khartoum -- Introduction: Gordon at Khartoum: From Cavil to Catastrophe -- Chronology of Events -- Excerpts from The Journals of Major-General C. G. Gordon, C. B. at Kartoum -- ''At Last!'' (1885) [illustration] -- ''Too Late!'' (1885) [illustration] -- Letters to Mary Gordon -- The End of General Gordon -- Relief Expedition -- Excerpts from Gordon at Khartoum -- The Desertion of General Gordon -- Excerpt from In Relief of Gordon -- Excerpt from Fire and Sword in the Sudan -- The Siege and Fall of Khartum -- Act the Fifth: The End -- ''Fuzzy-Wuzzy'' -- The Graphic Christmas Number, 1887 -- ''Gordon's Dream—The Martyr-Hero of Khartoum'' (1887) [illustration] -- The Anglo-Boer war -- Introduction: The Boer War: Accusations and Apologias -- Excerpt from An English–South African's View of the Situation -- ''Across the Dark Continent'' (1899) [illustration] -- Excerpt from A History of the Transvaal -- Political Position in Cape Colony -- The Absent-Minded Beggar -- Mr Thomas Atkins -- D. F. Advertiser. Kimberley, friday, february 16, 1900 -- Excerpt from Report of a Visit to the Camps of Women and Children in the Cape and Orange River Colonies -- Excerpt from What I Remember -- Prisoners of War -- Methods of Barbarism -- Suggestions for a New Departure -- Further Charges against British Troops -- Excerpt from Hague Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land, 29 July 1899 -- Treaty of Vereeniging, 31 May 1902 -- The Congo -- Introduction: The Congo: Abominations and Denunciations -- The Congo State -- The Congo Report -- The 1903 Diary -- An Open Letter to Roger Casement -- Native Life under Congo State Rule -- Excerpts from History of the Congo Reform Movement -- An Open Letter to His Serene Majesty Leopold II -- King Leopold's Soliloquy -- Excerpts from The Crime of the Congo -- ''The Guilt of Delay'' (1909) [illustration] -- INDEX