The Consultative Litigation Committee of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs:: A Study in Constitutional and International Legal Entanglements

Raphaël Cahen

doi:10.26032/fhi-2022-016

The Consultative Litigation Committee of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs: A Study in Constitutional and International Legal Entanglements

Raphaël Cahen

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This paper analyzes the interconnections between international and constitutional law through the study of the Consultative Litigation Committee (CLC) of the French Foreign Ministry. The Committee and its members illustrate the institutionalization and professionalization of international law from the 1830s to 1870s. The committee’s members were not only legal advisers employed by the Ministry but also international lawyers recruited from the apex of the judicial system and the Conseil d’État. Each member shaped the development of the discipline of international law leading up to its founding years of 1869-1873. Furthermore, the CLC served as a laboratory of international law practices, dealing with a great variety of legal cases and disciplines. Two topical case studies are explored more deeply to illustrate “Legal Entanglements”: the French claims regarding the indemnities of the 1815 peace agreements, and post-Napoleonic press legislation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-21
Number of pages	21
Journal	Forum Historiae Iuris
Volume	2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26032/fhi-2022-016
Publication status	Published - 12 Dec 2022

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OZR3457: Research Council - Backup mandate Raphaël Cahen - sociological and cultural history of International Law (1815-1871)
Cahen, R. & Dhondt, F.
1/01/20 → 30/09/22
Project: Fundamental

1 Other contribution

Review of Ph. Rygiel, L’ordre des circulations?, L’Institut de Droit International et la régulation des migrations (1870–1920). [Histoire contemporaine, 31]. Editions de la Sorbonne, [Paris] 2021. 349 p.
Cahen, R., 25 Aug 2023, 4 p. Tijdschrift voor rechtsgeschiedenis : Brill.
Research output: Other contribution

3 Talk or presentation at a conference
2 Talk at an external academic organisation

Legal Advisers in Foreign Affairs : A Comparative perspective (1815-1918)
Raphaël Cahen (Speaker) & Hirofumi Oguri (Presenter)
19 Feb 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at an external academic organisation
“Les jurisconsultes du Ministère des affaires étrangères et l’opinion publique (1789-1830)”
Raphaël Cahen (Speaker), Antoine Lilti (Speaker) & Keith Baker (Keynote speaker)
14 Apr 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Alexandre Ribot penseur et acteur du droit des relations internationales
Raphaël Cahen (Speaker), Pierre Allorant (Contributor) & Walter Badier (Contributor)
13 Jan 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

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The Consultative Litigation Committee of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs: A Study in Constitutional and International Legal Entanglements

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OZR3457: Research Council - Backup mandate Raphaël Cahen - sociological and cultural history of International Law (1815-1871)

Research output

Review of Ph. Rygiel, L’ordre des circulations?, L’Institut de Droit International et la régulation des migrations (1870–1920). [Histoire contemporaine, 31]. Editions de la Sorbonne, [Paris] 2021. 349 p.

Activities

Legal Advisers in Foreign Affairs : A Comparative perspective (1815-1918)

“Les jurisconsultes du Ministère des affaires étrangères et l’opinion publique (1789-1830)”

Alexandre Ribot penseur et acteur du droit des relations internationales

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