Max Planck Yearbook Of United Nations Law, Volume 11 (2007)

Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law Volume 11 2007 Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law Founding Editors Jochen A. Frowein Rüdiger Wolfrum Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law Volume 11 2007 Editors Armin von Bogdandy Rüdiger Wolfrum Managing Editor Christiane E. Philipp Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBLISHERS LEIDEN / BOSTON A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. This book should be cited as follows: Max Planck UNYB Printed on acid-free paper. ISBN13: 978 90 04 16430 7 ISSN: 1389-4633 © 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Hotei Publishers, IDC, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Brill provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. Printed and bound in The Netherlands. Articles from previously published volumes are electronically available under “Top-Links” at: http://www.mpil.de Contents List of Contributors ................................................................................ IX Abbreviations .......................................................................................... XI Strydom, Hennie, The Non-Aligned Movement and the Reform of International Relations ................................................................................................ 1 Wood, Michael C., The International Seabed Authority: Fifth to Twelfth Sessions (1999-2006) .......................................................................................... 47 Zimmermann, Andreas, The Second Lebanon War: Jus ad bellum, jus in bello and the Issue of Proportionality ..................................................................... 99 Orakhelashvili, Alexander, The Acts of the Security Council: Meaning and Standards of Review ............................................................................................... 143 Schmahl, Stefanie, The United Nations Facing the Challenges of the “Information Society” ...................................................................... 197 Kugelmann, Dieter, The Protection of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples Respecting Cultural Diversity ......................................................... 233 VI Max Planck UNYB 11 (2007) Matz-Lück, Nele, The Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Summary and Analysis ................................. 265 Thompson, Edwina A., Misplaced Blame: Islam, Terrorism and the Origins of Hawala .. 279 Röder, Tilmann J., Little Steps Forward: Some Remarks on the Rome Conference on the Rule of Law in Afghanistan ................................................. 307 Focus: How to speed up Implementation of the Right to Adequate Food at the International Level? Selected Papers from the Expert Seminar held at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and Internat