Les differends territoriaux devant le juge international

Arbitral and judicial decisions dealing with territorial land and maritime disputes bear the mark of compromising. They draw boundaries situated between the respective pretentions of the parties and ensure an equitable share of spaces and resources. This phenomenon of compromising symptomatically appears in the jurisprudence dealing with territorial disputes, because of their specific nature, and the geostrategic, economic and emotional factors at stake. It is also due to the remarkable flexibility of applicable norms and principles, which provides a vast power of appreciation to the judge. This study enhances how the content of the decisions is used in order to reach a balanced solution and demonstrates that the international judge focuses on peacekeeping considerations.

Les decisions arbitrales et judiciaires relatives aux differends territoriaux terrestres et maritimes sont marquees par une tendance transactionnelle. Elles consacrent des traces frontaliers situes entre les revendications respectives des parties et assurent plus globalement un equitable partage des espaces et des ressources. Ce phenomene de compromis s'exprime symptomatiquement dans la jurisprudence relative aux differends territoriaux en raison de la nature de ces litiges et de leurs enjeux geostrategique, economique et emotionnel. Il est aussi du a la particuliere flexibilite des regles et des principes applicables. Cette etude temoigne de l'instrumentalisation qui est faite du contenu des decisions juridictionnelles au profit de solutions equilibrees et demontre que le juge international est avant tout tourne vers la mission pacificatrice de son office.