From Government to Governance: The Growing Impact of Non-State Actors on the International and European Legal System

ISBN-13: 9789067041775 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 534 str.

Heere, Wybo P.

Opis

On behalf of the Stichting The Hague Joint Conferences on International Law I - press my gratitude for the publication of the proceedings of the Hague Joint Conf- ence 2003. It was a milestone to have this conference again in The Hague, the first of its kind that was organized under the auspices of the Foundation The Hague Joint Conferences on International Law which was established in 1999 to secure the c- tinuation of the Joint Conferences in the future. The central theme From government to governance gave an excellent oppor- nity to elaborate the role of State- and non-State actors in a wide area of international law. International law in an era of international terrorism is more important than it ever has been. State- and non-State actors need each other more than ever to succeed in a world-wide peaceful coexistence. We appreciated it very much that Piet Hein Donner, Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, opened the conference, and Peter H. Kooijmans, m- ber of the International Court of Justice, made an address related to the role of non- State actors and international dispute settlement. Furthermore, Thomas Buergenthal, also a member of the International Court of Justice, gave an inspiring dinner speech, while the thought-provoking farewell address was delivered by President Shi of the - ternational Court of Justice."

Spis treści

Opening Session.- Welcoming Address.- Opening of the Conference.- International Organizations as Law-Makers.- The Role of Non-State Actors and International Dispute Settlement.- International Organizations — Governmental and Non-Governmental — and Good Governance.- International Organizations as Autonomous Subjects in the International and European Legal System.- Accountability and Control of International Governmental Organizations — Principles and Procedures of “Good Governance”.- Legitimacy, Recognition, Democratic Control, Transparency and Accountability of Non-Governmental Organisations.- Review of Application of Principles of Good Governance by International Organizations in Practice.- Multinational Business and Corporate Governance — Public and Private International Law.- Corporate Governance — The Role of Internal or External Codes of Conduct.- Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights and Environmental Damage — Issues of Transnational Litigations Including International Jurisdiction.- Using Treaty Cooperation to Improve Capital Flows: The Hague Conference Convention on Securitization.- Dinner Speech.- Responding to International Terrorism.- Challenge of International Terrorism to the International Security System — Designing Responses within the UN Charter and Treaty Frameworks for Regional Security.- Concerted Actions to Combat Terrorism and the International Financial and Economic Legal System.- International Terrorism and International and European Criminal Law.- Summing Up: A Concluding Debate and Closing of the Conference.- The Structure of the International and European Legal System and its Values.- Closing of the Conference.