CEPMLP Dundee : 'Some Observations, regarding the AIPN Draft' on Unitization, paper review as delivered to Thomas Wälde and Elizabeth Bastida of the CEPMLP, in march 2005 (3)

 

 

20/12/2005

 

'Some Observations, regarding the AIPN Draft' on International Unitization is a 3 pages summary notice, done 12-14 march 2005.

The notice deals with close relationships and very similarities between L'Unité de Gisement (1997 & 2004) and the AIPN study on 'International Unitization' (2005), and underlines (emphasizes too) the very basic divergent ways between them as well. More, it incorporates indications regarding theoretical, methodical and practical processes to operate an analysis on unity of deposit and unitization subjects (Note 17/12/2005).

 

The AIPN Draft on Unitization (2005) mentions the 1997 Thesis on The Unity of Deposit (Draft 2005, pp.78-79 and 84-85).

(i) e.g., entrance gate to public international law : the AIPN Draft quotes the central proposal (§ 8) of the 1997 Thesis = 'sovereignty, territory, boundary' as the 3 basic elements to analysis (UdG 1997, p.5 & UdG 2004, p.13). The quoted words are the front of the AIPN study as soon as it deals with public international law (AIPN Draft 2005, p.78).

But the AIPN study does not spend very long talking about the 3 basic elements, branching off shortly afterwards and going straight on in the slightly divergent way of thinking of the so-called seminal 'International Law of Joint Development' opinion (see UdG 2004, §§665-668, pp.277-280).

(ii) e.g., architecture of law buildings: the AIPN Draft on 'International Unitization' and L'Unité de Gisement both deals with the multi-layered legal framework of cooperation agreements (L'Unité de Gisement only where relevant).

But the AIPN study is moving on inside a reverse order, puting a private institution in front of the legal analysis within a process mainly dedicated to public international law assessements.

 

Shortly afterwards (18 march 2005), Thomas Wälde of the Dundee CEPMLP was suggesting co-authorship with Elizabeth Bastida of the CEPMLP and Project manager of the AIPN Study,
- saying there might be here a 'synergetic opportunity' (sic),
- more, arguing the research on The Unity of Deposit (1997 & 2004) 'was largely unknown and therefore very worthy of being publicised in English' (sic),
- and declaring his intention to look forward to 'a continuing interset in unitisation, mainly with Elizabeth Bastida' (sic).