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Komplementaritätsprinzip

English translation: principle of complementarity

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German term or phrase:Komplementaritätsprinzip
English translation:principle of complementarity
Entered by: Jonathan MacKerron

12:38 Sep 17, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / politics
German term or phrase: Komplementaritätsprinzip
article about world politics:
"principle of complementarity"?
Jonathan MacKerron
principle of complementarity
Explanation:
- confirmed by Web sources cited below (#1 German, #2 English; search for respective term)

- term seems to be used in an international criminal law context (creation of an International Criminal Court)
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 15:59
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone. Steffen gets the points for being first in.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2principle of complementarity
Steffen Walter
4complementary principle
Frank Bremster


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
principle of complementarity


Explanation:
- confirmed by Web sources cited below (#1 German, #2 English; search for respective term)

- term seems to be used in an international criminal law context (creation of an International Criminal Court)


    Reference: http://www.iuscrim.mpg.de/forsch/straf/projekte/nationalstra...
    Reference: http://www.iuscrim.mpg.de/forsch/legaltext/VStGBengl.pdf
Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 15:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 149
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone. Steffen gets the points for being first in.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elisabeth Ghysels
18 mins
  -> Danke Nikolaus :)
agree  Lars Finsen: Steffen's and Frank's translations are equivalent, I think. This expression goes back a long time, to when Niels Bohr tried to implement his physical principle on world politics in the atomic age.
50 mins
  -> Right, I also found many references to physics where this principle seems to have its origins. Have a look at the web sources above to see in what sense it is used in (inter)national law terms :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
complementary principle


Explanation:
Enter it in to Google as exact match and take a look at the returns. Looks like it.

Furthermore supported by Schäfer


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Note added at 2002-09-17 13:41:04 (GMT)
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As the topic is politics and not LAW! I am even more confident!!

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Note added at 2002-09-17 13:41:11 (GMT)
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As the topic is politics and not LAW! I am even more confident!!

Frank Bremster
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: But who tells you for sure that there isn't any overlap between "world politics" and international criminal law? The process leading toward an International Criminal Court is _pure_ politics (remember reluctance of the US govt. to deal with the matter?).
15 mins
  -> Everything is politics, but take a look at Nils Bohr's definition.
neutral  gangels (X): with Steffen
2 hrs
  -> Let's play a game of logic: If international law is politics, than a politcs answer seems to be more appropriate than the one concerning its sub international law??
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