The Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations forms part of the Hague Academy of International Law, and operates under the authority of its managing board and within the framework of its teaching. The Centre was established for further in-depth research in the area of international law. The topic for 1998 was Incidences juridiques des télécommunications globales/Legal Implications of Global Telecommunications.
The contents of the 1998 volume include: - Bilan de recherches de la section de langue Française du Centre d'étude et de recherche de l'Académie, par Lucien Rapp, professeur à la faculté de droit de l'Université de Toulouse I, directeur de l'Institut d'études internationales et de développement. - The Present State of Research Carried Out by the English-speaking Section of the Centre for Studies and Research, by Francis Lyall, Professor of Public Law at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. - Annexe. Liste des participants et sujets traités. - Annex. - List of Participants and Subjects Treated.