English translation of an archived publication. The roles, rules and references cited reflect its original publication date.
Thank you to Professor Mathieu Maisonneuve for inviting me to the launch of the Dictionnaire juridique des Outre-mer at the Ministry for Overseas Territories on 10 September.
This legal work, devoted to the French overseas territories, aims to demonstrate the importance of highlighting their specific characteristics in order to understand them in all their dimensions.