One of the questions thrown up by the rapid proliferation of treaties on environmental protection is that of non-compliance with their provisions by the States Parties. For this purpose, non-compliance mechanisms have been adopted in the framework of several of these treaties. The most advanced...

English Abstract: This contribution discusses the role of non-compliance mechanisms in developing international law. For so doing, it specifically analyses the Bystroe Canal Project case, dealt with by the non-compliance mechanism established under the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact...

French Abstract: Aujourd’hui nous sommes confrontés aux destructions haineuses, ainsi qu’au trafic illicite de biens culturels dans des situations de conflit, comme en Iraq et Syrie. A coté des États, plusieurs organisations internationales sont intervenues pour contrer ces phénomènes :...

Italian Abstract: Le distruzioni dei beni culturali e il loro saccheggio hanno sempre caratterizzato i conflitti armati, passando però in secondo piano rispetto ad altre atrocità. Tuttavia, negli ultimi anni, la Comunità internazionale è stata messa di fronte a veri e propri massacri dei...

Usually, subjects other than States and International Organizations (such as communities) could not legitimately act in the international legal instrument (treaties, recommendations, etc.) implementation. Nevertheless, for different reasons, some roles have been given to communities. The purpose...

On 13th January 2009, Italy returned to Bulgaria 2,200 archaeological objects that had been taken from illegal excavations. This article aims at demonstrating that this and another analogous cases contribute to the affirmation and the progressive development of the principle of cooperation...

The purpose of this article is to verify whether a role was given to the bearers of the intangible cultural heritage ('communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals') in the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH Convention), and...