This article examines two recent landmark cases in Guatemala. The first one is the 2013 Rios Montt genocide case, which led to one of the first convictions of a... en savoir plus →
An Arab human rights system remains relatively underdeveloped to this day. On September 7th 2014, the League of Arab States approved the Statute of the Arab Court of Human... en savoir plus →
Abstract The International Law of the Sea by Yoshifumi Tanaka was first published in 2012. Its second edition, that comes up with a complete revision of cases and rules, has... en savoir plus →
Abstract Professor Brown Weiss’ latest book, International Law for a Water-Scarce World, is a timely attempt to comprehensively address the international law rules and policy concerning water – an area... en savoir plus →
Abstract Covering the democratic upswell in the Middle East from 2011 – 2014, Arab Spring: Negotiating in the Shadow of the Intifadat is a political study of societies in transition.... en savoir plus →
Abstract Since 2014, the USA stands accused of engaging in espionage against Germany, a NATO partner and supposedly close ally. Many, though by no means all of these allegations became... en savoir plus →
Abstract Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni is a well-known name in the international legal community. He has been termed the “Godfather of International Criminal Law” and a “war crimes expert” by the... en savoir plus →
Abstract The historiography of international law, as most of us have learnt it, has been presented as a narrative that progressively found its consecration in the State, as developed through... en savoir plus →
Abstract International law is in constant expansion and seeks to regulate matters in a variety of fields, such as human rights, investment, trade, international criminality and regional economic integration. The... en savoir plus →
Abstract This paper examines the concept of transitional justice and makes the argument that transitional justice contexts would benefit from embracing a wider range of mechanisms. It uses the International... en savoir plus →
Abstract Since it has originated in its contemporary state in the XIXth century, the international law applicable to freshwater resources has expanded to embody the diversification of water-related activities. Its... en savoir plus →
Abstract In Canada’s two trials to date under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, serious flaws in the application of the Act have emerged, in particular regarding the... en savoir plus →
Abstract Coggon and Gola's book is an impressively eclectic collection of essays on global health from the point of view of social and distributive justice. Global health is concerned with... en savoir plus →
Abstract Today, more than ever before, the rule of law is considered key to “sustainable political and economic development” and has become “the central policy” in international development cooperation. Nonetheless,... en savoir plus →
Abstract This article summarizes the World Trade Organization Appelate Body's report in Canada – Feed-in Tariff. It focuses the report's three main issues: (1) the application of the Agreement on... en savoir plus →
Abstract Over the last few decades, indigenous peoples in Latin America have adopted a human rights approach which demands the ratification of the International Labour Organization Convention 169 (C169), a... en savoir plus →
