The Diversity of International Law The Diversity of International Law Essays in Honour of Professor Kalliopi K. Koufa Edited by Aristotle Constantinides Nikos Zaikos LEIDEN • BOSTON 2009 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The diversity of international law : essays in honour of professor Kalliopi K. Koufa / edited by Aristotle Constantinides, Nikos Zaikos. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-90-04-18039-0 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. International law. I. Koufa, Kalliopi. II. Constantinides, Aristotle. III. Zaïkos, N. KZ3410.D58 2009 341—dc22 2009031522 ISBN 978 90 04 18039 0 Copyright 2009 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. printed in the netherlands KALLIOPI K. KOUFA To Professor Kalliopi K. Koufa in token of respect, homage and gratitude TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................IX  EDITORS’ FOREWORD................................................................XV  KALLIOPI K. KOUFA A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE...................XVII  KALLIOPI K. KOUFA PUBLICATIONS.................................XXVII  BIBLIOGRAPHY.......................................................................XXVII  LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS.......................................................XXXV  LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS..........................................................XLI  PART ONE..........................................................................................1  CONSTITUTIONALIZING THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM  Chapter One Observations sur la consolidation des valeurs communes en droit des gens contemporain.......................................................3  Christian Dominicé  Chapter Two Les règles d’ordre public en droit international...........11  Constantin P. Economidès  Chapter Three Constitutional Problems of Investor–State Arbitration .......................................................................................................29  Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann  PART TWO.......................................................................................45  ISSUES OF LAW-MAKING IN CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL LAW  Chapter Four Multiculturalism and Contemporary International Law and Law-Making............................................................................47  Edward McWhinney  Chapter Five The Security Council as Legislator..............................61  Tullio Treves  Chapter Six The Participation of NGOs in the International Regulatory Function......................................................................71  Maria Clelia Ciciriello  PART THREE...................................................................................83  PROLIFERATION OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS  Chapter Seven Issues Concerning Parallel Proceedings in International Dispute Settlement...................................................85  Francisco Orrego-Vicuña  Chapter Eight The Creation of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea as a Specialized Court...................................................97  Hugo Caminos  Chapter Nine Reflections on Dispute Settlement in the Light of Recent Arbitrations Involving Eritrea..........................................109  John G. Merrills