GARDE, Francois <br/><br/>
L`administration des iles desertes 

 -  Ecole Nationale d`Administration,  jan-mars. 2002 
<br/><br/> Far from being simple and uniform France’s administration of its desert islands is based upon a large diversity of legal responses. Despite the absence of a permanent population, these French islands are important and an evaluation of their significance is required which would then allow for an explanation of their different statuses.