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über die gebotenen Möglichkeiten hinaus

English translation: beyond the contingencies presented/opportunities/options/possibilities offered

01:40 Jun 19, 2009

German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - International Org/Dev/Coop

German term or phrase: über die gebotenen Möglichkeiten hinaus

Die heikle Frage besteht folglich darin, zu ermitteln, ob die Staaten über ihre Souveränitätssphäre und die durch internationale oder regionale Mechanismen gebotenen Möglichkeiten hinaus ermächtigt sind, in bestimmten Situationen von einem Ad-hoc_Interventionsrecht Gebrauch zu machen, das in besonders schweren Fällen die Anwendung von Gewalt einschliesst.

Kim Wark
Switzerland

English translation:beyond the contingencies presented/opportunities/options/possibilities offered

Explanation:
The hinaus refers back to "über" and hence = ...whether the States are empowered, beyond (the realm of) their sovereignty and the contingencies presented by international or regional mechanisms, to use...
This is how I would read this.

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Lynne Honan
Australia
Local time: 07:29

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beyond the contingencies presented/opportunities/options/possibilities offered

Lynne Honan

further legitimate ways ..., other than those (s.u.)

Susanne Creak

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1 hr confidence:

gebotenen Möglichkeiten hinaus further legitimate ways ..., other than those (s.u.)

Explanation:
Ein Vorschlag:

... whether the nations have any further legitimate ways beyond their area of sovereignty, other than those provided through international and regional mechanisms, to exercise an Ad-hoc right of intervention ...

What a horror sentence. I have only focused on finding a solution for the part you asked for - don't put me down if other parts are incorrect.

Susanne Creak
Australia
Local time: 07:29
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