Contemporary Challenges to the Fundamental Principles of International Law and EU Interaction

Gloria Fernández Arribas is Senior Lecturer in Public International Law at the Pablo de Olavide University. She has worked in the areas of Public International Law and European Union Law and in the combination of both. She has undertaken pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research stays at various universities and research centres, including Robert Schuman University, the University of Twente, King's College London, Fordham University, the Asser Institute's EU Foreign Relations Law Centre and the University of Leiden. She has published a large number of articles in legal journals, as well as book chapters, two books as editor and two books as lead author. Her teaching activity has been mainly at the Pablo de Olavide University, where she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses. She is also a member of the International Law Association and a member of its Committee: ‘Use of Force: Military Assistance on Request’. She is currently Vice-Dean of International Relations and Mobility at the Faculty of Law and Director of the Legal Clinic at the University Pablo de Olavide & Office of Legal Affairs of NATO Allied Command Operations (UPO-NATO/OLA).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. An International Community of Principles.- 3. Sovereignty: The Cornestone of The International System?.- 4. A Self-Determination Principle In The Twenty-First Century?.- 5. An ‘Optional’ Principle of Non-Intervention?.- 6. The Prohibition of the Use of Force Under Attack?.- 7. Epilogue: Will The International Community And Its Principles Endure?.