André de Hoogh

André de Hoogh

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Dr. André de Hoogh is associate professor in international law at the University of Groningen. In 1996, he defended his Ph.D. dissertation at the (Radboud) University of Nijmegen, which dealt with the topics of obligations erga omnes and international crimes of State. Having worked for a while at Utrecht University, he transferred to Groningen in 1998. In the following year he served as an international observer, accredited by the UN, to the popular consultation in East Timor to determine the political future of the former Portuguese colony. His publications have focussed on the powers of the Security Council, the Tadić case and attribution of conduct in the law of State responsibility, legislative powers of UN peacekeeping operations, the war against Iraq (2003), the Bush doctrine of pre-emptive self-defence, jurisdiction of States, and jus cogens and the use of armed force.

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Jurisdictional Qualms about the Philippines v. China Arbitration Awards

August 11, 2016

As is well known, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (here; hereafter Convention) provides for compulsory dispute settlement, albeit subject to various limitations and exceptions. In principle, any dispute regarding the interpretation or application of the Convention may be submitted to binding settlement (Article 286), via a choice for the International Tribunal…

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The Relationship between National Law and International Law in the Report of the Georgia Fact-Finding Mission: A Rejoinder

January 23, 2010

Editor's Note: This post is a continuation of a discussion engendered by a previous post by André de Hoogh. Readers will benefit from reading that previous post and the comments made in response to it. The previous post is available here Earlier this month, I posted some thoughts…

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The Relationship between National Law and International Law in the Report of the Georgia Fact-Finding Mission:

January 4, 2010

Editor's Note: This post is part of a series discussing the the Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia. Other posts in this series include Gazzini, "Criteria for Statehood as Applied by the EU’s Independent Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in…

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Popular articles by André de Hoogh

The Relationship between National Law and International Law in the Report of the Georgia Fact-Finding Mission:

January 4, 2010

Editor's Note: This post is part of a series discussing the the Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia. Other posts in this series include Gazzini, "Criteria for Statehood as Applied by the EU’s Independent Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in…

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Georgia’s Short-Lived Military Excursion into South Ossetia: The Use of Armed Force and Self-Defence

December 9, 2009

Dr André de Hoogh is a senior lecturer in International Law at the University of Groningen. His Ph.D. dissertation (1995) dealt with the topics of obligations erga omnes and international crimes of State.  Recent publications have focussed on the powers of the Security Council, the attribution of conduct…

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Jurisdictional Qualms about the Philippines v. China Arbitration Awards

August 11, 2016

As is well known, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (here; hereafter Convention) provides for compulsory dispute settlement, albeit subject to various limitations and exceptions. In principle, any dispute regarding the interpretation or application of the Convention may be submitted to binding settlement (Article 286), via a choice for the International Tribunal…

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