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A questão fundamental que está por detrás da investigação feita para elaboração deste estudo consiste em saber se a arbitragem é jurisdição. A pesquisa foi conduzida de forma analítica de molde a que conclusões fossem alcançadas no sentido de se saber até que ponto a arbitragem é mesmo jurisdição. É claro que, para que isso fosse feito, isto é, para que esse caminho fosse percorrido, o primeiro tema a ser tratado deveria ser, necessariamente, a própria jurisdição. Trata-se de um conceito construído pela cultura humana cujo conteúdo, exatamente por isso, variou ao longo da história. Seguiu-se a mesma abordagem no que diz respeito à arbitragem. Assim, o primeiro objetivo desta tese foi o de acompanhar a evolução do conceito de jurisdição, ao longo do tempo, como forma de composição de conflitos, desde o direito romano, até a atualidade. Foi explorado o caminho pelo qual passou a jurisdição, com o fim de se investigar por qual motivo, em determinado momento, se começou a afirmar, de modo peremptório, que a jurisdição seria uma atividade realizada exclusivamente pelo Estado. O segundo objetivo consistiu em analisar a arbitragem, pondo-a lado a lado com a jurisdição estatal, explorando-se os pontos que ambos os fenômenos apresentam em comum, assim como os que diferenciam essas duas formas de exercício do poder-dever de julgar. Por isso, foi objeto de investigação e reflexão uma outra função da jurisdição estatal, recentemente assumida de forma clara pela jurisdição estatal, que é a de contribuir para a criação do direito. Procurou-se identificar em que contexto e extensão isso pode acontecer, tanto na jurisdição do Estado, quanto na jurisdição contratada pelas partes. Em um terceiro momento deste estudo, colocamos luzes sobre determinados institutos do processo civil, desenvolvendo-os, também, no terreno do procedimento arbitral. Num quarto e último momento, nossas reflexões se voltaram para o problema de se saber até que ponto a arbitragem seria mesmo jurisdição, equivalente à jurisdição estatal, em todos os seus aspectos, em toda a sua extensão, seus limites e suas funções. The fundamental question behind the research done to prepare this paper is whether arbitration is jurisdiction. The research has been conducted in an analytical manner so that conclusions could be reached in order to know to what extent arbitration is even jurisdiction. For this to be done, the first topic to be addressed should necessarily be jurisdiction itself. This is a concept constructed by human culture whose content, precisely for this reason, has varied throughout history. The same approach has been followed about arbitration. Thus, the first aim of this thesis was to follow the evolution of the concept of jurisdiction, over time, as a form of dispute resolution, since Roman law, until today. Jurisdiction has been explored, to investigate why, at a certain point, it began to affirm, peremptorily, that jurisdiction would be an activity performed exclusively by the State. The second aim was to analyze arbitration, placing it side by side with State jurisdiction, exploring points that both: state and arbitral jurisdiction have in common, as well as those that differentiate these two forms of judging. Therefore, another function, recently clearly assumed by the state jurisdiction, which is to contribute to the creation of law, has been object of investigation and reflection. It was sought to identify in what context and extent this can happen, both in the State and arbitral jurisdiction. In a third moment of this study, we shed light on certain institutes of civil procedure, developing them, also, in the field of arbitration procedure. In a fourth and last moment, our reflections turned to the problem of knowing to what extent arbitration would even be jurisdiction, equivalent to the State jurisdiction, considering all its aspects, its extent, limits and functions.

La première version de cet article (datant de 2010), traitait largement de la jurisprudence et de la doctrine, parfois confidentielle, et le droit de l’arbitrage du commerce international (au moins dans sa conception et sa présentation françaises) était chaque jour davantage affiné , il complétait des formations internationales, les sources s’éclaircissaient, les commentaires foisonnaient et, aujourd’hui, nous vivons sans doute l’âge d’or de l’arbitrage commercial international[1]. Surtout, la première édition n’avait pu rendre compte de la réforme opérée peu après par ‘‘‘décret du 13 janvier 2011’‘‘. Un décret du Premier ministre français, autant dire tout de suite que le champ de l’étude présentée ici est à dominante principale franco-française, et que la principale préoccupation ici relèvera du ‘‘droit de l’arbitrage’’ dans une conception comparée, mais à partir du modèle français. Ainsi des réflexions seront menées dans le cadre du droit comparé et conventionnel international de ce type de résolution extra-judiciaire qu’est l’arbitrage commercial international, avec la présence à Paris de la Chambre de commerce internationale (CCI) et de sa Cour internationale d’arbitrage (CIA/CCI ci-après). La France est à l’avant-garde du sujet. Compte tenu de l’application de la loi dans le temps et pour une meilleure intelligibilité de la réforme, une réforme voulue par les acteurs et les juristes, ‘‘lato sensu’’, le droit antérieur à la réforme de 2011 est rappelé plus ou moins cursivement, qui montrera utilement les nombreux « progrès » de la discipline.

Sometimes foreign investors after the dispute have arisen or when it is predictable and with the intention of bringing the dispute to arbitration, change their nationality or acquire new nationality. The phenomenon called Nationality Planning eases foreign investors’ access to a desirable treaty and increases the chance of bringing disputes against host states.So host states try to avoid these disputes by raising objections to Ratione Temporis or claiming abuse of rights. Arbitration tribunals’ approach towards their Ratione Temporis and abuse of rights is material in host states’ success in limiting Nationality Planning. So the question to be answered is that what requirements are considered by arbitrations in determining Ratione Temporis and abuse of rights and how these two are different. Arbitral precedent shows that these tribunals make distinction between cases of nationality planning contrary to their Ratione Temporis and cases that are considered as abuse of rights. However, in practice their strict approach results in limited acceptation of objections to Ratione Temporis or abuse of rights claims. گاه سرمایه‌گذار خارجی پس از بروز اختلاف یا زمانی که اختلاف قابل پیش‌بینی است و به قصد طرح دعوی در مرجع داوری، اقدام به تغییر تابعیت یا کسب تابعیت جدید می‌نماید. این اقدام که برنامه‌ریزی تابعیت نام دارد، دسترسی سرمایه‌گذار خارجی به یک معاهده سرمایه‌گذاری مطلوب را تسهیل کرده و احتمال طرح دعوی علیه دولت میزبان را افزایش می‌دهد. از این‌رو دولت‌های میزبان تلاش می‌کنند با طرح ایراد به صلاحیت زمانی یا سوء استفاده از حق، مانع پذیرش چنین دعوایی شوند. رویکرد مراجع داوری در احراز صلاحیت زمانی خود و تشخیص موارد سوء استفاده از حق، در موفقیت یا عدم موفقیت دولت میزبان در مقابله با برنامه‌ریزی تابعیت تعیین‌کننده است. بنابراین باید به این پرسش پرداخته شود که مراجع داوری چه شرایطی را برای احراز صلاحیت زمانی و سوء استفاده از حق در نظر می‌گیرند و چگونه میان این دو تمایز قائل می‌شوند. رویه مراجع داوری حاکی از آن است که این مراجع میان مواردی از برنامه‌ریزی تابعیت که مانع صلاحیت زمانی آن‌هاست و مواردی که سوء استفاده از حق تلقی می‌گردد، تمایز قائل می‌شوند. هرچند رویکرد سخت‌گیرانه آنها در عمل موجب می‌شود تنها در موارد محدودی ایراد به صلاحیت زمانی یا ادعای سوء استفاده از حق مورد پذیرش واقع شود.

Qu’est-ce qu’une sentence arbitrale ? La sentence arbitrale est le résultat attendu par les parties qui se soumettent à une procédure arbitrale. Elle constitue le seul outil juridictionnel mis à la disposition de l’arbitre au cours d’un arbitrage. La sentence se voit revêtue d’un régime particulier, qui n’est pas ouvert aux autres types d’actes délivrés par l’arbitre, qui sont les ordonnances de procédures. La qualification en tant que sentence arbitrale d’une décision est donc une question primordiale, lorsqu’il est question d’arbitrage. La notion de sentence arbitrale n’est pas identique d’un droit à un autre et la définition française de la sentence arbitrale issue de l’arrêt Sardisud de la cour d’appel de Paris apporte son lot d’incertitudes en termes de qualification. En effet, la confrontation de cette définition à un certain nombre de cas d’objet d’étude suscite des interrogations. Ces interrogations poussent à l’analyse de chacun des critères permettant sa qualification, questionnant leur interprétation, mais aussi parfois leur nécessité. Certaines « zones grises » font naître des doutes de qualification de certaines décisions délivrées par l’arbitre en tant que sentence arbitrale : c’est le cas de la mesure provisoire, mais aussi de la sentence d’accord-parties. D’autres cas de figure posent des difficultés de qualification en deux temps, avec tout d’abord la question de la qualification de la procédure en tant qu’arbitrage et ensuite celle de la décision qui en découle en tant que sentence arbitrale. En effet, ces deux qualifications sont étroitement liées, d’une part puisque la sentence arbitrale ne peut exister sans arbitrage et d’autre part, car il existe une porosité des critères utilisés dans les définitions de l’arbitrage et de la sentence arbitrale. Ces difficultés de qualification en deux temps existent dans le cadre de la procédure d’arbitrage à deux degrés, la procédure devant un Dispute Adjudication Board en matière de construction, lors des procédures pré-arbitrales d’urgence, mais aussi lors d’une demande d’adaptation de contrat à un arbitre. L’étude de l’ensemble de ces cas de figure offre la possibilité de mettre à l’épreuve la définition actuelle de la sentence arbitrale, de souligner ses déficiences et de proposer une nouvelle approche de la notion de sentence arbitrale qui se décompose en deux propositions : d’une part, une interprétation plus élargie de certains critères utilisés dans la définition de la sentence arbitrale et d’autre part la disparition de certains critères qui apparaissent injustifiés.

OHADA is amongst an international organization consists of arbitral tribunal within regions in Africa to deal with international disputes on investment and commercial related. Henceforth, the purpose of the study examines the effectivity of arbitral awards enforcement under the perspectives of OHADA arbitration rules. The study axed through qualitative approach by interpreting legal rules, analyzing cases and commenting the weakness of the charter in terms of enforcement and recognition of arbitral awards. The decision of OHADA arbitral tribunal shall contain intrinsically legal effect to country members, however it leads problematics as the enforcement and recognition rules may be different in every country involved. Hence, the study interpreted the legal rules concerning enforcement and recognition of arbitral awards, effectiveness of the rules. In addition it exerted also the challenges and significant recommendation for improving the arbitration rules on enforcement of arbitral awards. It is found the weakness of the arbitral awards locates on refusal of concerned State to enforce the awards under the domestic law for undefinable conflict of interest

La thèse porte sur « L’exécution des sentences arbitrales contre les personnes publiques de l’OHADA ». Elle a pour but de démontrer comment mettre en œuvre ces sentences sans se heurter à l’immunité d’exécution des personnes qui en bénéficient. En effet, en l’absence d’une exception arbitrale, l’interdiction de l’exécution forcée et des mesures conservatoires à l’encontre de ces personnes semble s’étendre à l’exécution forcée des sentences arbitrales contre les personnes publiques de l’OHADA. Or, comme ces dernières, l’immunité d’exécution a également un fondement contractuel ; c’est une règle d’ordre public de protection à laquelle le bénéficiaire peut renoncer. Donc, son application ne serait requise que si son bénéficiaire n’y a pas renoncé. Mais, pour être valable, la renonciation à l’immunité d’exécution doit être expresse, au sens du droit international coutumier, dont fait partie la Convention des Nations Unies sur l’immunité juridictionnelle des Etats et de leurs biens du 2 décembre 2004, applicable en droit OHADA, pour raison de droit. Cette condition de validité de la renonciation pose le problème de l’efficacité des contrats soumis aux règles impératives du droit public ou des conventions et règlements d’arbitrage. Alors, faudrait-il envisager la réécriture des modèles habituels de conventions et règlements d’arbitrage pour y intégrer cette condition ? Cette approche garantirait l’effectivité des sentences arbitrales administratives, sur le fondement de la force obligatoire des contrats (Pacta sunt servenda) et de leur exécution de bonne foi. Aussi, pourrait-on renforcer cette renonciation par la mention de biens affectés à l’activité en cause ou à l’exécution de la sentence qui s’ensuivra sans lien avec l’activité qui y a donné lieu. En tout état de cause, l’immunité d’exécution ne s’oppose ni à l’identification des débiteurs des condamnations pécuniaires des personnes publiques, ni à l’exequatur des sentences arbitrales adm inistratives, ni même à l’exécution volontaire ou spontanée desdites sentences. Ainsi, en dépit de sa conception absolue ou stricte, l’immunité d’exécution de l’OHADA a des limites à l’égard des sentences arbitrales administratives.

International commercial arbitration imposes heavy costs to the parties involved. In this regard, one of the new phenomena in international commercial arbitration is "financing of court costs by a third party investor. There are several reasons for the emergence of a third party investor: 1- involved parties may not have the resources to pay for the costs of arbitration or they may be reluctant to use their funds to finance the litigation: 2. the uncertainty of receiving compensation as a result of paying the arbitration fees might encourage the parties to transfer this risk to a third party; 3. having its own advantages and disadvantages. Since the funder holds the power of the purse, TPF entails the risk of the control of the claim being transferred to the third party funder. We might ask whether international arbitration tribunals should examine the extent of the investor's influence in determining the allocation of costs or not. In addition, is it essential to disclose the third parties contracts confidential? Overall, it is concluded that those mentioned Tribunals should allocate and guarantee the arbitration cost and agree on disclosing of third parties fund contracts under urgent conditions by international arbitration tribunal. مراجعه به داوری تجاری بین­ المللی هزینه­ های کلانی را برای طرفین درگیر در فرآیند داوری به همراه دارد و تأمین این هزینه ­ها در خیلی از موارد به‌صورت مانع در مراجعه به داوری نمود پیدا می‌کند. در همین راستا یکی از پدیده‌های جدید در داوری تجاری بین ­المللی، «تأمین مالی هزینه دادرسی توسط سرمایه ­گذار ثالث» است. ظهور سرمایه­ گذار ثالث دلایل متعددی دارد؛ اولاً طرفین دعوی ممکن است فاقد امکانات مالی کافی برای هزینه ­های داوری باشند، ثانیاً ممکن است طرفین دعوی تمایلی به استفاده از منابع مالی خود برای تأمین مالی دادرسی پرهزینه نداشته باشند، ثالثاً عدم قطعیت ذاتی که در زمینه امکان اخذ خسارت در نتیجه دادرسی وجود دارد می ­تواند باعث تمایل طرف منازعه به انتقال این ریسک به شخص ثالث شود. پرسش این است که آیا محاکم تجاری بین‌المللی تعیین تخصیص هزینه‌ها بپردازد یا خیر؟ و آیا افشاسازی قراردادهای شخص ثالث ضروری می‌باشد؟ در نهایت این نتیجه حاص می‌شود که محاکم مذکور باید به تعیین تخصیص و تضمین هزینه‌های داوری پرداخته و از سویی با افشاسازی قراردادهای تامین مالی شخص ثالث در داوری تجاری بین ­المللی، در شرایط خاص و ضروری موافقت نمایند.

As international trade is expanding, international trade and tax disputes are increasing. Under international tax agreements, there are two mechanisms for the resolution of potential disputes between contracting States. These agreements mostly rely on a form of negotiation known as the “Mutual Agreement Process (MAP)” as the main mechanism for the settlement of disputes. During the last decade, the inclusion of “ad hoc arbitration” as a new dispute resolution mechanism in international tax treaties has become popular to augment the MAP. Iran has long concluded several international tax agreements with several countries for the avoidance of double taxation. Due to Iran’s macroeconomic policy for relying more on tax revenues as an alternative to revenues from the petroleum industry, it is important that the Iranian lawyers seek to focus more on tax law and tax dispute resolution mechanisms. The purpose of this article is to introduce and critically analyse the dispute resolution mechanisms of international tax agreements. In this article, to make some suggestions for the improvement of the dispute resolution system of tax treaties, the strengths and weaknesses of the MAP and ad hoc arbitration, will be scrutinised by adopting a descriptive-analytical approach. همسو با گسترش تجارت فراسرزمینی،‌ میزان دعاوی مرتبط با تجارت و مالیات‌های بین‌المللی نیز افزایش یافته است. در بسیاری از معاهده‌های مالیاتی بین‌المللی برای حل اختلافات، دو ساز و کار با عنوان «فرآیند توافق دوجانبه» و «داوری موردی» وجود دارد. فرآیند توافق دوجانبه که مبتنی بر مذاکره بین طرفین معاهده است بعنوان ساز و کار اصلی و داوری موردی هم که در یک دهه اخیر در این معاهده‌ها رواج یافته، بعنوان ساز و کار مکمل فرآیند توافق دوجانبه برای حل اختلافات استفاده می‌شوند. ایران از دیرباز جهت اجتناب از مالیات مضاعف، معاهده‌های مالیاتی متعددی را با کشورهای مختلف منعقد نموده است. همچنین سیاست کلان اقتصادی کشور در سال‌های اخیر مبتنی بر اتکای بیشتر به درآمدهای مالیاتی بعنوان جایگزینی برای درآمدهای نفتی بوده است. لذا اهمیت شناخت این نوع معاهده‌ها و‌ مکانیسم‌های حل و فصل اختلافات آنها برای حقوقدانان کشور بیش از پیش آشکار می‌شود. هدف این مقاله معرفی،‌ تحلیل و نقد ساز و کارهای موجود در معاهده‌های مالیاتی بین‌المللی برای حل اختلافات می‌باشد. در این مقاله نقاط ضعف و قوت فرآیند توافق دوجانبه و داوری موردی به شیوه توصیفی-تحلیلی بیان و راهکارهایی جهت بهبود این مکانیسم‌ها ارائه می‌شود.

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Bu tez, anlaşmazlıkları çözmede arabuluculuk konusunu ele almaktadır. Arabuluculuk konusu ticari mali muamelelerdeki anlaşmazlıklar ile sınırlıdır. Dolayısıyla tez ailevi anlaşmazlıklardaki nafaka gibi diğer mali anlaşmazlıklara değinmemektedir. Tez konusu fıkhi açıdan ele alındığı için, dört fıkhi mezhebin konuyla ilgili görüşleri, mukayeseli olarak işlenmiş, mezhepler arasında ihtilaf ve ittifak edilen noktalar ele alınmış ve görüşler arasında tercih yapılarak ortaya konulmuştur. Tez; bir mukaddime, üç bölüm, bir sonuç ve kaynakçadan meydana gelmektedir. Mukaddime de tezin planı, fihrist ve içerik ele alınmıştır. Tezin birinci bölümünde; arabuluculuk kavramının tanımı ve meşruiyeti, ikinci bölümde; arabuluculuğun rükünleri ve arabuluculukla ilgili hükümler ve şartlar, üçüncü bölümde ise; arabuluculuğun sonuçları ve etkisi ele alınmıştır. The dissertation aims to cover the subject of mediation in dispute resolutions exclusively in commercial disputes. Therefore, the research does not cover mediation in other disputes such as domestic disputes even when it's related to financial matters such as alimony. The research also studies mediation in commercial disputes from a jurisprudential perspective. Hence the jurists' opinions are presented and analyzed in a comparative approach to show its similarities, differences and present a jurisprudential preference. The dissertation is presented in an introduction, three chapters, a conclusion followed by the list of references and resources. The introduction provides an insight into the research contents and methodology. The first chapter discuss the definition of mediations and its legitimacy. The second chapter tackle the main pillars of mediations and clarify its ruling and conditions. Finally, the third chapter view the results of mediations and its expected impacts.

Dissenting opinions have increasingly gained acceptance in international arbitration, with arbitration rules and laws allowing them, by either providing directly for such a possibility, or indirectly, by referring to ‘arbitral awards taken with majority of votes.’ Alan Redfern’s seminal 2003 Freshfields Lecture on dissenting opinions has highlighted the benefits, as well as the concerns with dissenting opinions, in particular, with those directed to alleged irregularities in the arbitral procedure. More recently, in the motion to set aside the arbitral award in Vantage Deep Water Co. v. Petrobras Am., Inc., the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas has rejected Petrobras’ argument that ‘the arbitral process was [so] “fundamentally flawed” … that “produced the extraordinary Dissent filed” by Mr Gaitis.’ While it is accepted that dissenting opinions have no legal effects, and in particular no legal effects similar to arbitral awards, they can have significant impact on the set aside and recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. Las opiniones disidentes han ganado aceptación en el arbitraje internacional mediante reglas de arbitraje y leyes permitiéndolos, ya sea aceptando directamente la posibilidad de emitirlos, o indirectamente refiriéndose a ‘laudos arbitrales decididos por mayoría de votos’. El seminario del 2003 de Freshfields dictado por Alan Redfern sobre opiniones disidentes llamó la atención sobre los beneficios y las preocupaciones, en particular, aquellas opiniones disidentes dirigidas a señalar irregularidades en el procedimiento arbitral. Más recientemente, durante el procedimiento para anular el laudo arbitral de Vantage Deep Water Co. v. Petrobas Am., Inc., la Corte del Distrito Sur de Texas rechazó el argumento de Petrobras de que ‘el procedimiento arbitral había sido [tan] “fudamentalmente viciado…” que “produjo la extraordinaria opinión disidente consignada” por el Sr., Gaitis’. Mientras que es aceptado que las opiniones disidentes no tienen efectos legales, y en particular ningún efecto legal parecido a los laudos arbitrales, pueden lograr impactar significativamente a lograr la nulidad y el reconocimiento y ejecución de los laudos arbitrales.

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There is a growing concern over the qualifications and social interactions of investment treaty arbitrators. The characteristics of this class of international adjudicators have significantly evolved over the past few decades. The contemporary arbitration panelist interacts within a broad and complex network of arbitration participants. Their patterns of social behavior both within the community of panelists and within the broader network of actors in arbitration proceedings have fundamentally reshaped the composition, dynamics and culture of the arbitration community. These new forms of relationships and patterns of conduct are new in the context of public international law. These have created unprecedented challenges to the investment treaty arbitration system. New manifestations of attributes and social behavior of panelists demonstrate inadequacies of the existing standards, rules and procedures that govern panelists. This study surveys problematic patterns of social behavior of investment treaty adjudicators and shows how certain instances of social behavior inevitably or potentially jeopardize the very foundations of the system. This research empirically examines the voting behavior of two distinct groups of party-appointed panelists, and the results reveal a relationship between appointments and the decision-making attitude of adjudicators. It further methodically maps the pool of ICSID panelists and answers the question ‘who are ICSID panelists?’ It reviews the evolution of the attributes of ICSID adjudicators, assesses the composition of the ICSID pool, and evaluates the social interactions of this group of investment treaty adjudicators. To address the challenges that investment treaty arbitration faces, a radical and multidimensional shift is occurring in the system. This transformation is directed towards greater control over the qualifications and conduct of adjudicators. These developments reconstruct the composition of the pool of adjudicators and influence how they interact with other actors in investment treaty arbitration proceedings. The ongoing reform progress indicates that the attributes and behavior of future investment treaty adjudicators would likely be different from the characteristics and conduct of the contemporary generation of panelists.

In the ever-growing business world impacted by globalization, many commercial contracts nowadays contain an arbitration clause. This article focuses on the history behind arbitration as an alternative method of dispute resolution and its penetration to the forefront of mechanisms for resolving commercial disputes -with focus on England, France, and the United States. The article also delves into some of the key questions related to the relationship between an arbitration clause and the underlying contract in which it is contained. And those are the infamous separability and competence-competence doctrines. The author’s conclusion is that the efficiency of an arbitration clause is feasible only if its autonomy is entrenched and safeguarded from preventative and baseless court intervention. In that regard, the author addresses the consequences, current challenges, judicial and academic discourse, and the need for improvement when it comes to these two arbitral principles -all with the goal to provide contracting parties with forethought as to what to consider when drafting their contracts as to avoid unwelcome consequences.

يعتبر الفنان العازف أو المؤدي، الطائفة الوحيدة من أصحاب الحقوق المجاورة التي تتمتع بحقوق معنوية ومالية على أعماله. فالطابع الإبداعي الذي يكتسيه أداؤه يبرز شخصيته الأدبية والفنية، على خلاف أعمال أصحاب الحقوق المجاورة التي تتسم بالطابع الصناعي اولمادي. يتضمن الحق المعنوي جملة من الصلاحيات تمكن الفنان من الاستفادة من أعماله وحمايتها من مختلف أنواع الاعتداء. غير أنها وإن كانت تتشابه في البعض منها مع الحقوق المخولة للمؤلف لحماية مصنفات ه وشخصه، إلا أنها تختلف معها في البعض منها لاسيما الحق في تقرير النشر، والحق في السحب أو الندم، باعتبار أن التشريعات الوطنية الخاصة بالحقوق المجاورة والتي اعترف ت للفنان التمتّع بحق معنوي ، جاءت خالية من الإشارة إلى ذلك. لذا كان من الضروري تحديد مدى تمتع الفنان العازف بهذين الحقين، أمام الف ا رغ القانوني الذي أدى إلى مجادلات فقهية وتضا رب في الأحكام القضائية. L'artiste interprète ou exécutant est le seul des titulaires de droits voisins à bénéficier d’un droit moral et d’un droit patrimonial sur son interprétation. Le caractère original de sa prestation met en valeur sa personnalité littéraire et artistique, à l’inverse des oeuvres des titulaires de droits voisins qui se caractérisent par leur aspect industriel et matériel. Le droit moral dont dispose l'artiste-interprète, comprend un ensemble de prérogatives qui lui permettent de bénéficier de ses oeuvres et de les protéger contre les divers abus. Cependant, et bien qu’elles soient similaires, pour certaines d’entre elles, aux droits octroyés à l’auteur pour protéger son oeuvre et sa personne, elles se différencient de certains d’entre eux, en particulier le droit de divulgation et le droit de retrait ou de repentir, du fait que les législations nationales relatives aux droits voisins qui reconnaissent à l'artiste la jouissance d’un droit moral, sont dépourvues de toute référence à ce sujet. Dès lors, il était nécessaire de déterminer dans quelle mesure l'artiste-interprète jouit de ses deux droits, face au vide juridique qui a donné lieu à des controverses doctrinales et à des décisions de justice contradictoires. The artist, musician or performer, is the only one of the holders of related rights to benefit from a moral right and financial rights over his performance. The original character of his performance highlights his literary and artistic personality, unlike the works of holders of neighboring rights which are characterized by their industrial and material aspect. The moral rights available to the performer include a set of prerogatives that allow them to benefit from their works and protect them against various abuses. However, and although they are similar, for some of them, to the rights granted to the author to protect his work and his person, they are different from some of them, in particular the right of disclosure and the right of withdrawal or of repentance, due to the fact that national laws relating to neighboring rights which recognize the artist's enjoyment of a moral right, are devoid of any reference to this subject, Therefore, it was necessary to determine to what extent the performer enjoys both rights, in the face of the legal vacuum which has given rise to doctrinal controversies and contradictory court decisions.