CYIL vol. 13 (2022)

CYIL 13 ȍ2022Ȏ VERS LA PÉNALISATION DU DROIT INTERNATIONAL DES DROITS DE L´HOMME? Olivier De Frouville, Pavel Šturma (eds.) Vers la Pénalisation du Droit International des Droits de l´Homme? Collection: Centre de Recherche sur les Droits de l’Homme et le Droit Humanitaire (C.R.D.H./Paris Human Rights Center) Centre de Recherche sur les Droits de l’Homme de Prague (UNCE) Paris, Pedone, 2022, 454 pages, EAN : 9782233009999 [Towards Criminalization of International Law of Human Rights] When prof. Koskenniemi presented the report of the International Law Commission on Fragmentation of International Law in 2006 to the theorists and practitioners within the area of international law, it was equally a great stimulus to many academicians and a large challenge to the scientific community. Various studies had taken place before and even more after the presentation of the report that researched relations among different areas of the international law which highlighted its fragmentation. The reviewed scientific monograph has not been a result of analysis of the fragmentation of international law, quite contrary, its aim is to analyse the interaction between two areas of international law. Although the title is presented with a question mark at the end, the focus is given is exactly on the issue of the mutual influence between two branches of international law that were born around the same time after the WWII. Approximately 10 years after the fragmentation report publication, the project aimed at the criminalization of the international law of human rights was launched under the supervision of Professor Olivier de Frouville and Professor Pavel Šturma. Based on their personal involvement in the Research Centre on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (Paris) and Research Centre on Human Rights (Prague), which are led by the professors, provided an academic space that was enjoyed by several researchers to discuss the hypothesis of the criminalisation of the international human rights law during four meetings in person and related research. The result of this discussion and research is provided in the reviewed monograph. However, the presented scientific monograph is not only a set of articles, quite the opposite, it is a true collective work. The topics addressed by the authors during the meetings were elaborated on based on the comments and suggestions provided during and after the discussions. Moreover, although not intentionally, even COVID 19 must have influenced the result of the project since it provided more time to process the whole research issue. Nevertheless, the monograph has finally been published and it is possible to say that it has been worth the wait. Such a claim is supported also by the publisher, Edition A. PEDONE, a leading publisher in the area of public international law. International human rights law and international criminal law are distinct sets of international legal norms; however, they are two sides of the same coin since the centre of their interest is an individual and his/her protection within international law. Moreover, international criminal law might be considered as a very specific factor in the effectiveness of international human rights law. It has been pointed out by the authors that their research, aimed above all else, was to explore all the potentialities of this effectiveness. Finally, as it has

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