Published 2006-09-27
Keywords
- French Polynesia,
- share of attribution,
- French Polynesian Law of Autonomy 2004,
- automatic enforcement,
- enforceable law
- public international law,
- international maritime conventions,
- maritime law,
- court procedure,
- jurisdiction,
- jurisdiction clause,
- time limitation,
- time for distance ...More
Abstract
In this paper, Michel explains the share of attribution between the French State and the 'Pays', meaning 'country' (referring to French Polynesia), and also details the judicial authorities in order to well understand the decisions issued by the Polynesian courts. As Michel notes, the division of attribution between the French State and the 'Pays' results from a share in three parts. Legal dispositions are either 'ipso facto' enforceable in French Polynesia by the way of an automatic application, or special matters attributed to the French state, or devolve for the French Polynesia. Michel mentions only the matters in relation to maritime law, and separately discusses the international maritime conventions enforceable in French Polynesia as distinct from the domestic law. Michel also discusses the enforceable texts in French Polynesia and the judicial organisation.