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Fertile or futile grounds for excluding criminal responsibility? A critical analysis of the Ongwen judgment in relation to the claim of coercive environment (2023)
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Nortje, W., & Quénivet, N. (2023). Fertile or futile grounds for excluding criminal responsibility? A critical analysis of the Ongwen judgment in relation to the claim of coercive environment. International Criminal Law Review, 23(5-6), 675–704. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718123-bja10158

Dominic Ongwen was convicted and sentenced for numerous atrocities by the International Criminal Court (icc) in 2021. The Defence focused on the coercive environment that Ongwen was subjected to from his abduction as a boy until his surrender as an a... Read More about Fertile or futile grounds for excluding criminal responsibility? A critical analysis of the Ongwen judgment in relation to the claim of coercive environment.

The conflict in Ukraine and genocide (2022)
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Quenivet, N. (2022). The conflict in Ukraine and genocide. Journal of International Peacekeeping, 25(2), 141-154. https://doi.org/10.1163/18754112-25020004

Since the beginning of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that started on 24 February 2022 accusations of genocide have been levelled against each other by both sides. This article focuses on the claim that Russia is carrying out a genocide in U... Read More about The conflict in Ukraine and genocide.

The obligation to investigate after a potential breach of article 2 ECHR in an extra-territorial context: Mission impossible for the armed forces? (2019)
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© The Author(s) 2019. The growing number of military operations conducted by States Party to the European Convention on Human Rights abroad has led to a concomitant surge in court cases, notably relating to the duty to investigate an attack resulting... Read More about The obligation to investigate after a potential breach of article 2 ECHR in an extra-territorial context: Mission impossible for the armed forces?.

Commentary on the European Council’s Draft Guidelines Following the UK’s Notification under Article 50 TEU (2017)
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Under Article 50(2) TEU ‘A Member State which decides to withdraw [from the EU] shall notify the European Council of its intention.’ As the Heads of States or Government of the 27 Member States and the Presidents of the European Council and the Europ... Read More about Commentary on the European Council’s Draft Guidelines Following the UK’s Notification under Article 50 TEU.

Girl soldiers and participation in hostilities (2011)
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Quenivet, N. (2011). Girl soldiers and participation in hostilities. African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 16(2), 219-235. https://doi.org/10.3366/E0954889008000182

Recently, organisations working with former child soldiers have observed the growing number of girls involved in armed conflicts. While their fate as sexual slaves is well documented, their participation in hostilities is less acknowledged. Girls, li... Read More about Girl soldiers and participation in hostilities.

Binding the United Nations to human rights norms by way of the laws of treaties (2010)
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Quenivet, N. (2010). Binding the United Nations to human rights norms by way of the laws of treaties. The George Washington journal of international law and economics, 42, 587-621

There is no doubt that the United Nations has on various occasions violated human rights norms. Yet, it is unclear what the international legal source of its obligations to abide by human rights law is. This Article examines whether it is possible to... Read More about Binding the United Nations to human rights norms by way of the laws of treaties.

The ‘war on terror’ and the principle of distinction in international humanitarian law (2010)
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Quenivet, N. (2010). The ‘war on terror’ and the principle of distinction in international humanitarian law. ACDI: Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional, 3(2), 155-186

New security threats, which have surfaced in the past few years, are seriously jeopardizing the relevance and implementation of international humanitarian law. This paper investigates the impact of the war on terror on the principle of distinction in... Read More about The ‘war on terror’ and the principle of distinction in international humanitarian law.

The dissonance between the United Nations zero-tolerance policy and the criminalisation of sexual offences on the international level (2007)
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Quenivet, N. (2007). The dissonance between the United Nations zero-tolerance policy and the criminalisation of sexual offences on the international level. International Criminal Law Review, 7(4), 657-676. https://doi.org/10.1163/156753607X241256

As a growing number of stories unravelled the involvement of United Nations peacekeepers in human trafficking and sexual exploitation cases, the United Nations adopted in 2003 and implemented a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual encounters between... Read More about The dissonance between the United Nations zero-tolerance policy and the criminalisation of sexual offences on the international level.

You are the weakest link and we will help you! The comprehensive strategy of the United Nations to fight terrorism (2006)
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Quenivet, N. (2006). You are the weakest link and we will help you! The comprehensive strategy of the United Nations to fight terrorism. Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 11(3), 371-397. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krl020

In 2004, the United Nations Secretary-General published the report of the high-level panel of experts on threats, challenges and change that projected a comprehensive strategy to fight various types of scourges that afflict humankind and notably terr... Read More about You are the weakest link and we will help you! The comprehensive strategy of the United Nations to fight terrorism.

The report of The International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur: The question of genocide (2006)
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Quenivet, N. (2006). The report of The International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur: The question of genocide. Human Rights Review, 7(4), 38-68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12142-006-1002-y

The crisis in Darfur (Sudan), which sparked in February 2003, only caught the United Nations' attention in Spring 2004. Questions emerged as to whether the conflict between the rebels and the government was simply insurgency warfare or, in fact, conc... Read More about The report of The International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur: The question of genocide.

The World after September 11: Has it really changed? (2005)
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Quenivet, N. (2005). The World after September 11: Has it really changed?. European Journal of International Law, 16(3), 561-577. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejil/chi131

This review essay aims to assess whether international law has actually changed significantly since 9/11, or whether there is just an impression of change conveyed by books and articles published shortly after the events. Most books on terrorism star... Read More about The World after September 11: Has it really changed?.