Alain-Guy Sipowo, LL.D, hold a doctorate in international criminal law from Laval University in Quebec. His thesis on ICC and the protection of secrets was awarded the Rene Cassin prize by the International Institute for Human Rights in Strasbourg. He teaches international law and criminal law courses at Laval and McGill, as well as International Organizations and Canadian Judicial Process in the Department of Political Science at McGill. He has been member of the UNESCO expert working group on responsibility to protect and protection of cultural property in time of war.
Tachou Sipowo Alain-Guy. Hin-Yan Liu, Law’s Impunity : Responsability and the Modern Private Mili... more Tachou Sipowo Alain-Guy. Hin-Yan Liu, Law’s Impunity : Responsability and the Modern Private Military Company, 2015. In: Revue Québécoise de droit international, volume 28-2, 2015. pp. 241-246
French Abstract: Le continent africain est souvent mal situe dans les debats internationaux porta... more French Abstract: Le continent africain est souvent mal situe dans les debats internationaux portant sur la protection de l'environnement et le developpement durable. Or une revue des constitutions de plusieurs pays africains demontre un interet marque pour cet enjeu en depit du caractere rudimentaire des instruments de mise oeuvre du droit de la personne a l'environnement et au developpement durable.English Abstract: Africa is generally not well situated in global debates over environment protection and sustainable development. However, a look at the constitutions of African countries reveal a growing interest for this issue despite a weak institutional design to implement the human right to environment and sustainable development.
Using the situation of the Central African Republic before the International Criminal Court (ICC)... more Using the situation of the Central African Republic before the International Criminal Court (ICC) as case study, the paper argues that the implication of international justice in recent African armed conflicts is capable of delivering some promises if properly handled.
SummaryThis article argues that since the Tadić case before the International Criminal Tribunal f... more SummaryThis article argues that since the Tadić case before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, a new category of armed conflict has migrated from international criminal law to international humanitarian law: that of armed groups fighting each other within the borders of a state without the intervention of the armed forces of the latter. However, the extent to which the rules of this category of conflict cover issues that may arise in such a conflict has not been comprehensively examined. One may infer, from the war crimes that the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court criminalizes in this type of conflict, a dozen rules of international humanitarian law. After giving an historical account of the codification of this category of armed conflict, the author argues that there is a need to further develop these rules in order to provide a more comprehensive humanitarian law regime applicable to conflict exclusively between non-state armed groups. The absence of such a comprehensive regime should not, however, be taken as evidence of a legal vacuum. The author suggests that a law enforcement regime resting on international human rights law should be applied to relations between the armed groups and the territorial state, while the warring relationship between the armed groups should fall under the law of armed conflict, including those core customary rules that are now recognized as being equally applicable to international and non-international armed conflict.
The Canadian yearbook of international law, May 26, 2020
accessible educative avenues including social media. Accepting that some Indigenous nationsmay of... more accessible educative avenues including social media. Accepting that some Indigenous nationsmay offer educational opportunities, Askew reminds the reader that this must be seen as a gift and treated with respect. The book’s concluding essays offer words of hope and caution for the role of the UNDRIP. If any chapter is to be read here, it is Christie’s, whose deconstruction of ideological concerns provides a sense of clarity for the reader. Knockwood’s account of the importance of the UNDRIP’s implementation for Mi’kmaw communities and how they are achieving its goals will serve as an inspiration for other community leaders. Finally, Youngblood Henderson’s beautifully crafted conclusion on inherent dignity reminds the reader of the necessity of the UNDRIP and, more importantly, the role that Indigenous legal traditions need to play in its implementation. Overall the book is a fantastic introduction to different Indigenous legal traditions but, more specifically, to the role they need to play in implementing the UNDRIP within Canada. It focuses not only on consent and natural resource rights but also on language rights and the larger questions concerning self-determination and the goal of a nation-to-nation relationship. The editors should be commended for their willingness to embrace this dialogue on how Indigenous legal traditions should be revitalized in the interests of the future legal landscape of Canada.
Numéro spécial de la Revue Études Internationales (vol. 48, no. 2, 2018) - Le droit international... more Numéro spécial de la Revue Études Internationales (vol. 48, no. 2, 2018) - Le droit international des réfugiés face à une gouvernance mondiale en crise - Global Governance in Crisis and the Impact on International Refugee Law - El derecho internacional de los refugiados frente a una gobernanza mundial en crisis
Tachou Sipowo Alain-Guy. Hin-Yan Liu, Law’s Impunity : Responsability and the Modern Private Mili... more Tachou Sipowo Alain-Guy. Hin-Yan Liu, Law’s Impunity : Responsability and the Modern Private Military Company, 2015. In: Revue Québécoise de droit international, volume 28-2, 2015. pp. 241-246
French Abstract: Le continent africain est souvent mal situe dans les debats internationaux porta... more French Abstract: Le continent africain est souvent mal situe dans les debats internationaux portant sur la protection de l'environnement et le developpement durable. Or une revue des constitutions de plusieurs pays africains demontre un interet marque pour cet enjeu en depit du caractere rudimentaire des instruments de mise oeuvre du droit de la personne a l'environnement et au developpement durable.English Abstract: Africa is generally not well situated in global debates over environment protection and sustainable development. However, a look at the constitutions of African countries reveal a growing interest for this issue despite a weak institutional design to implement the human right to environment and sustainable development.
Using the situation of the Central African Republic before the International Criminal Court (ICC)... more Using the situation of the Central African Republic before the International Criminal Court (ICC) as case study, the paper argues that the implication of international justice in recent African armed conflicts is capable of delivering some promises if properly handled.
SummaryThis article argues that since the Tadić case before the International Criminal Tribunal f... more SummaryThis article argues that since the Tadić case before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, a new category of armed conflict has migrated from international criminal law to international humanitarian law: that of armed groups fighting each other within the borders of a state without the intervention of the armed forces of the latter. However, the extent to which the rules of this category of conflict cover issues that may arise in such a conflict has not been comprehensively examined. One may infer, from the war crimes that the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court criminalizes in this type of conflict, a dozen rules of international humanitarian law. After giving an historical account of the codification of this category of armed conflict, the author argues that there is a need to further develop these rules in order to provide a more comprehensive humanitarian law regime applicable to conflict exclusively between non-state armed groups. The absence of such a comprehensive regime should not, however, be taken as evidence of a legal vacuum. The author suggests that a law enforcement regime resting on international human rights law should be applied to relations between the armed groups and the territorial state, while the warring relationship between the armed groups should fall under the law of armed conflict, including those core customary rules that are now recognized as being equally applicable to international and non-international armed conflict.
The Canadian yearbook of international law, May 26, 2020
accessible educative avenues including social media. Accepting that some Indigenous nationsmay of... more accessible educative avenues including social media. Accepting that some Indigenous nationsmay offer educational opportunities, Askew reminds the reader that this must be seen as a gift and treated with respect. The book’s concluding essays offer words of hope and caution for the role of the UNDRIP. If any chapter is to be read here, it is Christie’s, whose deconstruction of ideological concerns provides a sense of clarity for the reader. Knockwood’s account of the importance of the UNDRIP’s implementation for Mi’kmaw communities and how they are achieving its goals will serve as an inspiration for other community leaders. Finally, Youngblood Henderson’s beautifully crafted conclusion on inherent dignity reminds the reader of the necessity of the UNDRIP and, more importantly, the role that Indigenous legal traditions need to play in its implementation. Overall the book is a fantastic introduction to different Indigenous legal traditions but, more specifically, to the role they need to play in implementing the UNDRIP within Canada. It focuses not only on consent and natural resource rights but also on language rights and the larger questions concerning self-determination and the goal of a nation-to-nation relationship. The editors should be commended for their willingness to embrace this dialogue on how Indigenous legal traditions should be revitalized in the interests of the future legal landscape of Canada.
Numéro spécial de la Revue Études Internationales (vol. 48, no. 2, 2018) - Le droit international... more Numéro spécial de la Revue Études Internationales (vol. 48, no. 2, 2018) - Le droit international des réfugiés face à une gouvernance mondiale en crise - Global Governance in Crisis and the Impact on International Refugee Law - El derecho internacional de los refugiados frente a una gobernanza mundial en crisis
Ce chapitre introductif cartographie l’architecture politique et juridique globale sous-jacente d... more Ce chapitre introductif cartographie l’architecture politique et juridique globale sous-jacente de ce que les médias ont nommé la crise des migrants ou des réfugiés au Moyen-Orient. Au-delà des tropes annonçant le dépassement ou l’affaiblissement de la souveraineté, l’effondrement de la raison humanitaire européenne ou un énième échec des Nations Unies, voire du système international de protection des droits de la personne, la crise des réfugiés met en lumière le biais étatiste des réponses politiques et légales à cette crise. Ce chapitre s’entend donc comme une description de la raison souveraine, celle-là même qui gouverne la réponse humanitaire à la crise des réfugiés. La première partie identifie trois séries de stratégies ou dispositifs politiques déployés par les États qui contribuent à renforcer ce préjugé étatiste. La seconde s’attarde à cartographier les ressources juridiques mobilisées par les États qui concourent, elle aussi, à renforcer le préjugé étatiste de la réponse humanitaire. Que ce soit du point de vue des cadres normatifs déployés ou des réponses politiques mises en oeuvre, tout mène à la (re) production du préjugé étatiste du droit international et, ultimement, à la sanctuarisation de la souveraineté dans les relations internationales. Ultimement, il s’agira d’évaluer dans quelle mesure le droit international contribue à la protection des migrants ou, au contraire, fragilise leurs statut et condition.
Numéro spécial de la Revue Études Internationales (vol. 48, no. 2, 2018)
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