Alain Pellet (born 2 January 1947) is a French

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who teaches

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and

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at the Université de Paris Ouest - Nanterre La Défense. He was director of the university's Centre de Droit International (CEDIN) between 1991 and 2001. He is the author of numerous books. Pellet is an expert in international law, a member and former president of the

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, and is or has been

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for many governments, including the

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, in the area of public international law. He also served as an expert on the

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, as well as

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of the French Committee Jurists on the Creation of an International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia ("TRUCHE Commission"), the inception for the French project to create the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Pellet has worked as agent or counsel and lawyer in more than 35 cases before the

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and has participated in several international and transnational arbitrations (in particular in the area of

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). Pellet has been a Chevalier of the

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since 1998.

Academic qualifications

Pellet has a

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(public law) (1968 – Faculty of Law and Economics, Paris), a diploma from the

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(Sciences Po) (1968 – public service section). He also obtained advanced studies diplomas in political science and public law (1969 – Faculty of Law and Economics, Paris), as well as a State doctorate in public law (1974 – Panthéon-Assas University – Assas, Paris) and the "

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" in public law and political science (1974). He has served as

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at the Academy of International Law,

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(public international law courses, 1967, 1969 and 1971).

Works

* ''Droit international public'', co-author with P. Daillier and M. Forteau (8th ed., 2009) * ''La Charte des Nations Unies, Constitution mondiale ?'', co-edited with R. Chemain (2006) * "Articles 19 et 22" and, with

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, article 23 (Réserves) in O. Corten and P. Klein, eds., ''Les Conventions de Vienne sur le droit des traités – Commentaire article par article'' (2006) * "Article 38" in A. Zimmermann , Ch. Tomuschat and K. Oellers-Frahm, ''The International Court of Justice – A Commentary'' (2006) * ''La Charte des Nations Unies en 2 volumes: Commentaire article par article'', co-edited with J.-P. COT (3rd ed., 2005) * ''Droit international pénal'', co-edited with H. Ascensio and E. Decaux (2000)

External links

Alain Pellet Official Website

entitled ''Counsel before the International Court of Justice'', ''Responsibility in International Law - An Introduction'', ''The Guide to Practice on Reservations to Treaties'' (also available in French) in th

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pellet, Alain Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur French legal scholars International law scholars International Law Commission officials Living people 1947 births University of Paris alumni Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni French officials of the United Nations Members of the Institut de Droit International