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Les États membres de l’OAPI forment un espace d’harmonisation du droit d’auteur en Afrique. Cette harmonisation est encore inachevée. Les règles conventionnelles relatives au contrat d’édition en témoignent. Aussi, enquêter sur le contrat d’édition dans l’espace OAPI nécessite un examen tant du texte de l’Accord de Bangui que des lois nationales des dix-sept États membres, dont il faut relever quelques différences sans éluder la question d’éventuels conflits de lois.

In international arbitration, arbitrators have procedural powers that allow them to manage and conduct the arbitration proceedings in a fair and efficient manner. These powers are typically set out in the arbitration rules that the parties have agreed to, such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) rules or the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) rules. Arbitrators have the authority to determine the procedure to be followed in the arbitration, including the admissibility, relevance, materiality, and weight of the evidence presented. They can also decide on the language to be used in the arbitration and the location of the hearings. In addition, arbitrators can issue orders and directions as needed to ensure the fair and efficient conduct of the proceedings. This may include ordering the production of documents or witness testimony, or setting time limits for the submission of evidence. The present paper critically examines the lex arbitri, the law that governs the arbitral proceedings, and makes out a case that lex arbitri cannot be challenged in court, as the parties to the arbitration have agreed to resolve their disputes through arbitration rather than through the courts. However, if the tribunal exceeds its powers or acts in a manner that is inconsistent with the lex arbitri, the parties may have grounds to challenge the tribunal's decision on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction or due process. The paper summarises some key judgments in which Courts have upheld or quashed the Tribunals procedural orders. It will be concluded that the procedural powers of arbitrators in international arbitration are real and not perfunctory, though bounded within powers extended by Parties to the arbitral tribunal.

The purpose of the Companies Act1 is, amongst others, to “provide for the efficient rescue and recovery of financially distressed companies, in a manner that balances the rights and interests of all relevant stakeholders.”2 Business rescue means facilitating the rehabilitation of a financially distressed company by providing temporary supervision of the company, a temporary moratorium on legal proceedings against the company in business rescue and the development and implementation of the business rescue plan.3 As a result of the moratorium, the legal proceedings against the company may only be instituted with the consent of the business rescue practitioner or with the leave of the court.4 Thus, the moratorium is the cornerstone of business rescue as it provides a company with an opportunity to operate on a solvent basis.

Si ‘’se défendre’’ est un droit, avoir les moyens de le faire ne l’est pas moins. En matière pénale, ce droit est garanti par un certain nombre de principes qui, mis en ensemble, offrent à la personne poursuivie la possibilité de le faire valoir. Cependant, en droit burkinabè, les droits de la défense, bien que garantis par des textes à valeur constitutionnelle, internationale et législative, peinent surtout à être effectifs. Que ce soit à la phase d’enquête, devant le juge d’instruction ou pendant le jugement, la personne poursuivie ne dispose pas toujours de moyens adéquats pour assurer convenablement sa défense. Il conviendrait alors que les autorités compétentes déploient des efforts supplémentaires, afin que ce droit humain fondamental connaisse une pleine effectivité aussi bien théorique que pratique à toutes les phases de la procédure pénale.

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