Retorsion (international law)

Retorsion in the sense of international law denotes a reaction by a subject under international law (especially a state) with generally permissible means to hostile acts directed against it. Retorsion is therefore a special case of Talion .

Retortions are used in particular in the area of international trade , as codified in the agreements of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In WTO dispute settlement proceedings, the complaining country can be granted the right of retaliation (through trade-restricting measures) against the defendant country.

Individual evidence

↑ See Adalbert Erler (Hrsg.): Concise dictionary for German legal history. Volume 5: Penal Theory - Zycha, Register. Schmidt, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-503-00015-1 , S, 144ff.
^ Retorsion . In: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): German legal dictionary . tape 11 , issue 5/6 (edited by Heino Speer and others). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar 2005, ISBN 3-7400-1230-7 ( adw.uni-heidelberg.de ).

[1] See Adalbert Erler (Hrsg.): Concise dictionary for German legal history. Volume 5: Penal Theory - Zycha, Register. Schmidt, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-503-00015-1 , S, 144ff.

[2] Retorsion . In: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (Hrsg.): German legal dictionary . tape 11 , issue 5/6 (edited by Heino Speer and others). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar 2005, ISBN 3-7400-1230-7 ( adw.uni-heidelberg.de ).