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6 Goettingen J. Int'l L. 177 (2014)
Between Evolution and Stagnation - Immunities in a Globalized World

handle is hein.journals/gojil6 and id is 187 raw text is: Goettingen Journal of International Law 6 (2014) 2, 177-216 Between Evolution and Stagnation - Immunities in a Globalized World Heike Krieger* Table of Contents A. Introduction: Immunity's Relevance in a Globalized World.................178 B. Immunity exceptions in cases of grave violations of human rights................................................ 181 I. Adherence to the Grant of Immunity From Civil Proceedings ..............................................182 II. Indications of Legal Development - Immunity of Heads of State and Other State Officials From Criminal Proceedings.........185 C. Decentralized Mechanisms of Law-Making .................... 191 I. States' Self-Interests and Reciprocity.. .........................192 II. Courts' Proactive Role in a Globalized World .................194 D. Rationale Behind Immunities in a Globalized World .. .............197 I. Effective Performance of Public Functions Within International Relations ............................ .....198 1. Special Missions as Functional Equivalents .................199 2. Granting of Immunity to Global Public-Private Partnerships .................................. .....201 II. A Plea Against the Exercise of Jurisdiction Where Competences Are Divided. .............................. 204 1. Changes in the Law of Immunity of International Organizations? ........................................... 205 2. Guaranteeing Legal Stability and Certainty as well as Peaceful International Relations in a Multipolar World............211 E. Prospects ........................................ .....215 Dr. Heike Krieger is Professor for Public Law and International Law at Freie Universitit Berlin. The article is based on a paper on 'Immunitit: Entwicklung und Aktualitt als Rechtsinstitut' that was published in A. Paulus et al. (eds), Internationales, nationales und privates Recht: Hybridisierung der Rechtsordnungen?: Immunitat, Berichte der Deutschen Gesellschaft fir Interrnationales Recht, Vol. 46 (2014), 233. A translation was provided by Antonina Sanchez. doi: 10.3249/1868-1581-6-2-krieger

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