Spanish Yearbook of International Law Spanish Yearbook of International Law VOLUME 8 Editorial Board: M. Aguilar Benítez de Lugo (University of Sevilla) N. Bouza Vidal (University Pompeu Fabra-Barcelona) R. Calduch Cervera (University Complutense of Madrid) C. Jiménez Piernas, Editor-in-Chief (University of Alcalá) J. Pueyo Losa (University of Santiago de Compostela) A. Rodríguez Carrión (University of Málaga) E. Zabalo Escudero (University of Zaragoza) I. García Rodríguez, Assistant Editor-in-Chief (University of Alcalá) Advisory Board: V. Abellán Honrubia (University of Barcelona) O. Casanovas y La Rosa (University Pompeu Fabra-Barcelona) M. Díez de Velasco (Member of Institut de Droit International) J. González Campos (University Autónoma of Madrid) L. Garau Juaneda (University of Islas Baleares) J. Juste Ruíz (University of Valencia) A. Mangas Martín (University of Salamanca) M. Medina Ortega (University Complutense of Madrid) M. Pérez González (University Complutense of Madrid) A. Remiro Brotóns (University Autónoma of Madrid) A. Truyol y Serra (Member of Institut de Droit International) Editorial Office: Área de Derecho Internacional Público Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Alicante Aptdo. Correos 99 03080–Alicante España Tel/Fax: 34–6–590 35 94 E-mail: syil@ua.es Asociación Española de Profesores de Derecho Internacional y Relaciones Internacionales http://cde.ugr.es/AEPDIRI SPANISH YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW VOLUME VIII 2001–2002 Edited by Asociación Española de Profesores de Derecho Internacional y Relaciones Internacionales MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBLISHERS LEIDEN / BOSTON This Yearbook may be cited: SYIL, vol. VIII (2001–2002) A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Printed on acid-free paper ISBN 90–04–13977-X © 2005 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill Academic Publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. http://www.brill.nl 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 Academic Publishers 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 This yearbook was translated by Stephen Carlin, Jenny F. Dodman and Alistair L. Ross. The text was prepared for publication by the editorial team comprising: – University of Alicante: Dr. M. A. Almeida Nascimento, Dr. V. Carreño Gualde and Dr. J. Ferrer Lloret (Lecturers in Public International Law), C. Antón Guardiola, F. Lozano Contreras, M. Requena Casanova (Associate Lecturers in Public International Law) and F. Pascual Vives (Assistant Lecturer in Public International Law). – University of Alcalá: Dr. I. García Rodríguez (Lecturer in Private International Law), Dr. E. Crespo Navarro and B. Arp (Assistant Lecturers in Public International Law). – University of Cardenal Herrera-CEU (Elche): A. Aura Larios de Medrano (Assistant Lecturer in Public International Law) Contents Abbreviations ix Articles M. T. Echezarreta Ferrer Recent Modifications in the Regulation of Spanish Nationality 1 A. Sánchez Legido Spanish Practice in the Area of Universal Jurisdiction 17 F. Lozano Contreras Enforcement of the Notion of Due Diligence in the Report of the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe Regarding his Visit to the Autonomous Basque Community 53 Diplomatic and Parliamentary Practice Spanish Diplomatic and Parliamentary Practice in Public International Law, 2001 and 2002 69 Treaties Treaties to which Spain is a Party Concerning Matters of Public International Law, 2001 and 2002 177 Treaties to which Spain is a Party Concerning Matters of Private International Law, 2001 and 2002 213 Municipal Legislation Spanish Municipal Legislation Concerning Matters of Public International Law, 2001 and 2002 231 Spanish Municipal Legislation Concerning Matters of Private International Law, 2001 and 2002 251 Judicial Decisions Spanish Judicial Decisions in Public International Law, 2001 and 2002 271 Spanish Judicial Decisions in Private International Law, 2001 and 2002 317 Literature Spanish Literature in the Field of Private and Public International Law and Related Matters, 2001 and 2002 423 Table of Cases 503 Index 507 vii Abbreviations Pol. Ext. Actividades, textos y documentos de la política exterior española (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Madrid) AC Actualidad Civil ADI Anuario de Derecho Internacional ADMI Anuario de Derecho Marítimo Internacional AFDI Annuarie Français de Droit International AJIL American Journal of International Law AIDI Annuaire de l’Institut de Droit International Anuario IHLADI Anuario del Instituto Hispano-Luso-Americano de Derecho Internacional Ap.NDL Apéndice al NDL AöR Archiv des Öffentlichen Rechts Ar. C Aranzadi Civil Ar. Rep. J, also RJA Aranzadi. Repertorio de Jurisprudencia Ar. Rep. J. CA, also Aranzadi. Repertorio de Jurisprudencia. Comunidades RJCA Autónomas ASDI Annuaire Suisse de Droit International (1994–1990) ASIL Proc. American Society of International Law Proceedings AusYIL Australian Yearbook of International Law AVR Archiv des Völkerrechts BIMJ Boletín Informativo del Ministerio de Justicia BJC Boletín de Jurisprudencia Constitucional BOE Boletín Oficial del Estado BYIL British Yearbook of International Law CDE Cahiers de Droit Européen CanYIL Canadian Yearbook of International Law CI La Comunità Internazionale CML Rev. Common Market Law Review ColJTransLaw Columbia Journal of Transnational Law Cornell ILJ Cornell International Law Journal Cur. DI Vitoria Cursos de Derecho Internacional de Vitoria CurrLPr. Current Legal Problems Rec. Dalloz Recueil Dalloz Sirey DCSI Diritto Comunitario e degli Scambi Internazionali De Martens NRG De Martens Nouveau Recueil Général de Traités DOCG Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya DOGV Diari Oficial de la Generalitat Valenciana ECBull. Bulletin of the European Communities ECR European Court Reports ELD European Law Digest ix x Abbreviations ETS European Treaties Series EA Europa Archiv EJIL European Journal of International Law Eur.Y European Yearbook/Annuaire Européen GYIL German Yearbook of International Law Hague Recueil/ Recueil des Cours de l’Académie de Droit International R des C/Rec. de C. Harv. ILJ Harvard International Law Journal Harv. LR Harvard Law Review ICE Información Comercial Española ICJ Pleadings International Court of Justice. Pleadings, Oral Arguments, Documents ICJ Reports International Court of Justice. Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders ICLQ International and Comparative Law Quarterly IJIL Indian Journal of International Law IJRL International Journal of Refugee Law ILA Rep. International Law Association Reports ILC Yearbook Yearbook of the International Law Commission ILM International Legal Materials ILQ International Law Quarterly ILR International Law Reports Int. Conc. International Conciliation Int. Lawyer International Lawyer Ita.YIL Italian Yearbook of International Law JAIL Japanese Annual of International Law JDI Clunet Journal du Droit International Keesing’s Keesing’s Contemporary Archives/Records of World Events LCEur. La Ley. Comunidades Europeas LNTS League of Nations Treaty Series NDL Nuevo Diccionario de Legislación NILR Netherlands International Law Review NYIL Netherlands Yearbook of International Law OJEC Official Journal of the European Communities ÖZöRVR Österreichische Zeitschrift für öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht PCIJ Ser. Permanent Court of International Justice, Series PolYIL Polish Yearbook of International Law RabelsZ Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht RBDI Revue Belge de Droit International RCDIP Revue Critique de Droit International Privé RCEA Revista de la Corte Española de Arbitraje RCG Revista de las Cortes Generales RCL Repertorio Cronológico de Legislación RDA Revista de Derecho Ambiental [...]... Law Review Secomex Semanario de Comercio Exterior SYIL Spanish Yearbook of International Law UN Chron United Nations Monthly Chronicle UNGAOR UN General Assembly Of cial Records UNJur.Y United Nations Juridical Yearbook UNRIAA United Nations Reports of International Arbitral Awards UNTS United Nations Treaty Series Virg JIL Virginia Journal of International Law YaleLJ Yale Law Journal Yearbook UN Yearbook. .. Organisation International Civil Aviation Organisation International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna International Court of Justice International Committee of the Red Cross International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Dayton Agreement Implementation Force International Law Commission International Labour Organisation International. .. implications 2 This is the sixth reform of legislation on Spanish nationality since the drafting of the original Royal Decree of 24 July 1889.4 The original wording of 1889 was followed by laws such as those of 15 July 1954,5 14/1975 of 2 May,6 51/1982 of 13 July,7 18/1990 of 17 December,8 15/1993 of 23 December 9 and 29/1995 of 2 November10 and, most recently, Act 36/2002 of 8 October.11 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11... 181, of 30 July See Instrucción de la DGRN of 16 May 1983 on Spanish nationality (BOE n 120, of 20 May) BOE n 302, of 18 December See Instrucción of 20 March 1991 on nationality (BOE n 73, of 26 March; correction of errors in BOE n 74, of 27 March) BOE n 307, of 24 December BOE n 264, of 4 November 1995 BOE n 242 of 09/10/2002 Entry into force on 9 January 2003 Recent Modifications in the Regulation of. .. Regulation of Spanish Nationality C) 11 Relating to loss of nationality 21 Loss of nationality due to changed circumstances has also undergone some modifications which, as we have seen, directly influence the volume of cases of dual nationality, which are growing as a result of the mechanisms of “declaration of conservation” of the original Spanish nationality and through the elimination of the need... coordination with the legislation of their countries of origin Such a study should take into account the legal repercussions that access to Spanish nationality has for groups of immigrants as a measure of integration from the perspective of the laws of their countries of origin Now that Spain is no longer Recent Modifications in the Regulation of Spanish Nationality 15 a country of emigrants, we cannot allow... replacement of the universality principle by the passive personality principle in the Guatemala case; b) Assessment of the new Supreme Court doctrine from the standpoint of international law; c) The limits of universal jurisdiction in absentia: proscription of extra-territorial executive jurisdiction and respect for the competence of the International Criminal Court; 3 The subsidiarity of the Spanish Courts’... of 15 June 1966, done “ad referendum” at Tegucigalpa on 13 November 1999 BOE n 289 of 03/12/2002; Exchange of Notes of 10 November and 8 December 1993 constituting an Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Honduras on the amendment of the Agreement on Dual Nationality of 15 June 1966 BOE n 289 of 03/12/2002 Provisional application of the additional protocol between the Kingdom of. .. requirement of a visa according to paragraph 5 of article 51 of these Regulations, provided the applicant is not acting in bad faith and meets one of the following requirements: g) Persons of Spanish origin who have lost their Spanish nationality Regarding access to the labour market, see art 41 j) of LO 4 and 8/2000 establishing that work permits shall not be required of “persons of Spanish origin... amending the Agreement on Dual Nationality of 15 March 1968, done 1 Spanish Yearbook of International Law, Volume VIII, 2001–2002 © 2005 Koninklijke Brill NV Printed in the Netherlands 2 M T Echezarreta Ferrer proposals for the reform of the regulation of Spanish nationality and focuses on the new features the recent law has introduced, in addition to a personal view of its achievements compared to the previous . 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