The United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property: A Commentary (Oxford Commentaries on International Law)

Le site d'Oxford University Press indique : "State immunity, the idea that a state, including its individual organs, officials and other emanations, may not be proceeded against in the courts of another state in certain instances, has long been and remains a source of international controversy. Although customary international law no longer recognizes the absolute immunity of states from foreign judicial process, the evolution of the contemporary notion of restrictive state immunity over the past fifty years has been an uncoordinated and contested process, leading to disputes between states. The adoption, in 2004, of the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property has significantly contributed to reaching consensus among states on this fundamental question of international law. This book provides article-by-article commentary on the text of the Convention, complemented by a small number of cross-cutting chapters highlighting general issues beyond the scope of any single provision, such as the theoretical underpinnings of state immunity, the distinction between immunity from suit and immunity from execution, the process leading to the adoption of the Convention, and the general understanding that the Convention does not extend to criminal matters. It presents a systematic analysis of the Convention, taking into account its drafting history, relevant state practice (including the considerable number of national statutes and judicial decisions on state immunity), and any international judicial or arbitral decisions on point." Providing Article-by-article Commentary On This Crucial Convention And A Number Of Cross-cutting Analytical Chapters This Book Will Be Highly Useful For Anyone Working In General International Law And State Responsibility. General Introduction / Roger O'keefe And Christian J. Tams -- Historical Background To The Convention / Gerhard Hafner -- Immunity From Jurisdiction And Immunity From Measures Of Constraint / Michael Wood -- The General Understandings / Roger O'keefe -- Preamble / Christian J. Tams -- Article 1 / Roger O'keefe And Christian J. Tams -- Article 2(1)(a) And (b) / Tom Grant -- Article 2(1)(c) And (2) And (3) / Stephan Wittich -- Article 3 / Roger O'keefe -- Article 4 / Jean D'aspremont -- Article 5 / Tom Grant -- Article 6 / Tom Grant -- Article 7 / Roger O'keefe -- Article 8 / Silvia Borelli And Simon Olleson -- Article 9 / Silvia Borelli And Simon Olleson -- Article 10 / Stephan Wittich -- Article 11 / Joanne Foakes And Roger O'keefe -- Article 12 / Joanne Foakes And Roger O'keefe -- Article 13 / Jörg Philipp Terhechte -- Article 14 / Jörg Philipp Terhechte -- Article 15 / Andrew Dickinson -- Article 16 / Douglas Guilfoyle -- Article 17 / Kate Parlett -- Article 18 / Chester Brown And Roger O'keefe -- Article 19 / Chester Brown And Roger O'keefe -- Article 20 / Roger O'keefe -- Article 21 / Chester Brown And Roger O'keefe -- Article 22 / Tarcisio Gazzini -- Article 23 / Tarcisio Gazzini -- Article 24 / Tarcisio Gazzini -- Article 25 / Jean D'aspremont -- Article 26 / Jean D'aspremont -- Article 27 / Christian J. Tams -- Article 28 / James G. Devaney -- Article 29 / James G. Devaney -- Article 30 / Antonios Tzanakopoulos -- Article 31 / Antonios Tzanakopoulos -- Article 32 / Tobias Thienel -- Article 33 / Tobias Thienel. Edited By Roger O'keefe, Christian J. Tams ; Assistant Editor, Antonios Tzanakopoulos. Text Of The Convention In Appendix. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [445]-453) And Index. Providing article-by-article commentary on this crucial convention and a number of cross-cutting analytical chapters, this book will be highly useful for anyone working in general international law and state responsibility. Each article's commentary draws on its drafting history, state practice, and relevant national and international case law.