REVOLUTION IN DOMASTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDERS: SOME REFLEXIONS ON THE STABIUTY OF LEGAL ORDERS

In this brief study we would like to deal with one of the fundamental aspects of legal theory. Much has been written about the nature and legal implicaHons of revolution in domestic law. Our intention is surely not to sum up those theories, or even less to make a critical appraisaL. None the less, short developments of the topic are needed in order to pave the way for a comparaison with the revolutionary process in international legal order. Contrary to revolution in domestic law, to our knowledge, there is hardly a study dedicated to the concept of revolution in international law. The reason of this paucity lies perhaps in the very nature of the international legal order, the structures of which do not seem, at first sight, to square with the concept of revolution. However, revalutian is inherent to any legal order and there is no reason to ignore it with respect to the law of nations.