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1 Studies of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law 6 Clemens A. Feinäugle (ed.) The Rule of Law and Its Application to the United Nations Nomos

2 Studies of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law edited by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Burkhard Hess Prof. Dr. Hélène Ruiz Fabri Volume 6

3 Clemens A. Feinäugle (ed.) The Rule of Law and Its Application to the United Nations Nomos

4 Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available in the Internet at ISBN: HB (Nomos) epdf (Nomos) British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: HB (Hart) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Feinäugle, Clemens A. The Rule of Law and Its Application to the United Nations Clemens A. Feinäugle (ed.) 378 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN (hardcover Hart) 1. Edition 2016 Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, Germany Printed and bound in Germany. This work is subject to copyright. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, re-cording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Under 54 of the German Copyright Law where copies are made for other than private use a fee is payable to Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort, Munich. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Nomos or the editor.

5 Content Introduction 9 Clemens A Feinäugle The Rule of Law and the Debate on it in the United Nations 13 Edric Selous Theoretical Approaches to the Rule of Law and Its Application to the United Nations 29 Clemens A Feinäugle The Rule of Law Internationally 51 Robert McCorquodale United Nations Sanctions and the Rule of Law 75 Matthew Happold Ensuring Respect for the Rule of Law in the Elaboration and Implementation of UN Sanctions 99 A Comment on Matthew Happold D Stephen Mathias The Application of the Rule of Law to United Nations Peacekeeping Operations 107 D Stephen Mathias A Rights-based Approach to the Rule of Law in International Law 131 A Comment on Stephen Mathias Holger P Hestermeyer 5

6 Content The UN Administration of Territories: The Mission in Kosovo and the Rule of Law 149 Ernst U Tschoepke Lip-service to the Rule of Law in the Administration of Kosovo: The Limited Accountability of UNMIK for Human Rights Violations 171 A Comment on Ernst Tschoepke Erika de Wet Human Rights and the Rule of Law as Applicable to the UNSC: Implications for the Right to a Fair Hearing 181 Erika de Wet Human Rights and the Rule of Law as Applicable to the UNSC: Implications for the Right to a Fair Hearing 201 A Comment on Erika de Wet Janelle Diller The Rule of Law, Development and the United Nations 211 Edric Selous The Responsibility of the UN and the International Rule of Law 225 Janelle M Diller The Responsibility of the UN and the International Rule of Law 259 A Comment on Janelle Diller Matthew Happold Enforcement versus Immunities in the United Nations: A Rule of Law Perspective 269 Gian Luca Burci 6

7 Content Cholera in Haiti: Lethal to UN s Absolute Jurisdictional Immunity? 297 A Comment on Gian Luca Burci Edith Wagner The United Nations and the (Internal) Administration of Justice 311 Thomas Laker The International Rule of Law and the Social Legitimacy of International Dispute Resolution Mechanisms 331 A Comment on Thomas Laker Georgios Dimitropoulos The International Court of Justice and the Rule of Law 341 Clemens A Feinäugle List of contributors 371 Index 377 7