This is the first volume of proceedings arising from the biennial conference of the European Society of International Law/Societe europeene de droit international, edited by Emmanuelle Jouannet, Helene Ruiz Fabri and Vincent Tomkiewicz. The volume presents the highlights of the Paris Conference 2006, and the papers are evenly divided between English and French language contributions. It is envisaged that this will be the first volume of a series, with future volumes following on from each major ESIL/SEDI event.

About the Author
Emmanuelle Jouannet is Professor of International Law at the University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne) and Subsidiary-director of the CERDIN de Paris I. Helene Ruiz-Fabri is Professor of international law at the University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne). She is also Director of the Institute of comparative studies of Paris and President of the European Society of International Law.Vincent Tomkiewicz is Lecturer in International Law at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis