10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETORTION»
Discover the use of
retortion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
retortion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
International Law and the Role of Domestic Legal Systems
7 RETORTION The act of retortion must also be considered a form of self-help
although, unlike reprisals, it takes the form not of a violation of international law
but rather of simple unfriendly behaviour. Examples of retortion include the
scaling ...
2
International Law: A Dictionary
In any event, civil liability of operators for environmental damage (apart from
possible criminal responsibility) can be engaged under municipal law (27) or
international law, irrespective of the lawfulness of the activity concerned. 121.
Retortion.
Boleslaw Adam Boczek, 2005
3
Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2000
Mr. PELLET said that Mr. Lukashuk had introduced a useful distinction between
countermeasures, formerly known as reprisals, and retortion, but he had been
wrong to reproach the Special Rapporteur for not having included retortion in the
...
United Nations. International Law Commission, 2005
4
Commentary on the Additional Protocols: of 8 June 1977 to ...
815 The question of retortion is a different matter. This allows acts to be carried
out which are unfavourable to the persons and objects protected, as a reaction to
acts committed by the adverse Party. However retortion does not allow any ...
Claude Pilloud, Yves Sandoz, Christophe Swinarski, 1987
5
A Manual of International Law
RETORTION. behest of a tribunal of five men, and of two commissions of three
men each; we have in these judicial bodies citizens of countries other than those
of the disputing nations, practically controlling the decisions ; and we have the ...
Edward Miner Gallaudet, 1892
6
International Law: A Textbook for the South Pacific
REPRISALS ANd RETORTION A reprisal, literally meaning an act responding to
a previous illegal act of another State, was previously allowed under international
law, but the UN Charter's sweeping prohibition of the use of force makes such a ...
15.4 retortion Retortion embraces any retaliatory act by which a State responds,
by an unfriendly act not amounting to a violation of international law, to either (a)
a breach of international law or (b) an unfriendly act, by another State.
8
A treatise on the conflict of laws: or, Private ...
Retortion is adduced as another limitation of that equality between >ubjects and
aliens of which the text sneaks. Retortion is the retaliation on a foreigner of such
disabilities as are inflicted by the foreigner's sovereign on the subjects of the ...
Francis Wharton, George Hiram Parmele, 1906
9
The Law of War and Neutrality at Sea
5 Reprisals must be clearly distinguished from retortion. Retortion is retaliation for
legally permissible acts of a state which are of a cruel, discourteous, unfair,
harassing, or otherwise objectionable nature by acts of a similar kind, 1. e., by
acts ...
10
The Statute of the International Court of Justice: A Commentary
3 UN Charter. b) Measures of Retortion Measures of retortion are a normal
component of the international legal order. Every State is entitled to react to a
violation of its rights by another State or to unfriendly conduct which adversely
affects its ...
Andreas Zimmermann, Christian Tomuschat, Karin Oellers-Frahm, 2012
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETORTION»
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retortion is used in the context of the following news items.
L'agence de notation Moody's accorde un sursis à la France
... (2) pour une autre part, par crainte de mesures de retortion que le gouvernement français pourrait prendre à leur encontre (essentiellement les investisseurs ... «Le Figaro, Jan 14»
Amanda Knox Murder Appeal Opens Without Her
And afterward economic retortion of course. Guess why american are not very trusted ? Do what I say but not what I'm doing. Alessandro Dui 5pts. imprison? «TIME, Sep 13»
Reform in Poland, at last?
And that is why these new rules, which we will start implementing in 2013, are not a retortion, it is introduction of Polish farmers, Polish countryside to common ... «The Economist, Nov 11»
The Plutopians in the Garden of Hedon
n. revenge, vengeance, reprisal, retortion, retaliation; return match, competitive game played against a rival that beat the team the last time has been, as we are ... «RenewAmerica, Aug 10»
Interview with Samak Sundaravej
That we call a revenge, a reprisal, a retortion. We have no need to do that. They must feel ashamed by themselves, that is much enough. BLOCK B. DR: October ... «CNN International, Feb 08»
