All Outputs (15)

Understanding the link between contested territories, war crimes and economic crimes - prosecution and prevention (2023)
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Quenivet, N. (2023, June). Understanding the link between contested territories, war crimes and economic crimes - prosecution and prevention. Presented at Economic Crime, Cybercrime and Economic Security in Ukraine, University of Portsmouth

After presenting the concept of war crimes, this presentation explores whether economic crimes (in a wide understanding of the concept) committed in the occupied territories of Ukraine can be prosecuted as war crimes. The second part of the presentat... Read More about Understanding the link between contested territories, war crimes and economic crimes - prosecution and prevention.

Violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in Ukraine: The damning reports of the UN and the OSCE (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Quenivet, N. (2023, June). Violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in Ukraine: The damning reports of the UN and the OSCE. Presented at Russia’s War in Ukraine and International Law, Online

The paper presents the findings of the OSCE and UN reports on the conflict in Ukraine. It focuses on two issues: the treatment of prisoners of war and the protection of children (notably against forcible transfer).

Imagine you were a judge of the Nuremberg trials and you were sent to the ICC in 2020 (2023)
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Quenivet, N. (2023, February). Imagine you were a judge of the Nuremberg trials and you were sent to the ICC in 2020. Presented at The Nuremberg Principles: The Contemporary Challenges, Washington DC

The premise of my presentation today is that the definition of war crimes in the Nuremberg Principles is a ‘mother’ definition, one that can lead to the criminalisation of further violations of international humanitarian law. After all, Principle VI(... Read More about Imagine you were a judge of the Nuremberg trials and you were sent to the ICC in 2020.

Casting the net wider: A critical analysis of the sentencing criteria in the Ongwen case at the international criminal court (2022)
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Quenivet, N., & Nortje, W. (2022, October). Casting the net wider: A critical analysis of the sentencing criteria in the Ongwen case at the international criminal court. Presented at Lights and Shadows in the Ongwen Case at the International Criminal Court: Inter- and Multi-disciplinary Approaches, University of Iyvaskyla (Finland) - Online

Throughout history, children have been involved in armed conflict both as victims and perpetrators. The international community, at the end of the last century, finally signalled its intention to hold to account those responsible for conscripting and... Read More about Casting the net wider: A critical analysis of the sentencing criteria in the Ongwen case at the international criminal court.

Territorial conflicts on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Stabilised de facto regimes between territorial integrity, the right of self-determination, and the interests of third parties (2022)
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Quenivet, N. (2022, September). Territorial conflicts on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Stabilised de facto regimes between territorial integrity, the right of self-determination, and the interests of third parties. Presented at Jahrestagung der Görres-Gesellschaft 2022, Aachen, Germany

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, eight non-State entities have appeared on its territory, each claiming independence, if not statehood: Abkhazia (Republic of Abkhazia), Chechnya (Republic of Ichkheria), Crimea (Republic of Crimea), Donetsk People’... Read More about Territorial conflicts on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Stabilised de facto regimes between territorial integrity, the right of self-determination, and the interests of third parties.

Disrupting classic paradigms of justice after an armed conflict: The child soldier phenomenon (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Quenivet, N. (2022, August). Disrupting classic paradigms of justice after an armed conflict: The child soldier phenomenon. Presented at Situating Justice in Armed Conflict: Can there Be Just Wars?, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, India

It is estimated that worldwide tens of thousands of children are associated with armed forces and groups. Whether they have been forcefully integrated into these groups or have voluntarily joined their ranks, the reality is that such children are exp... Read More about Disrupting classic paradigms of justice after an armed conflict: The child soldier phenomenon.

A (Wo)Man’s honour: Have the Geneva conventions lost their gender? (2019)
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Quenivet, N. (2019, April). A (Wo)Man’s honour: Have the Geneva conventions lost their gender?. Paper presented at Seminar to Mark 70 Years of the Geneva Conventions, Maynooth University, Ireland

The 1949 Geneva Conventions have often been criticised for failing to take into the specific situation of women in armed conflict and in fact for adopting an outdated and conservative view of women's role and position in society. This paper argues th... Read More about A (Wo)Man’s honour: Have the Geneva conventions lost their gender?.

Assessing EU citizenship under the myopic lens of Brexit (2018)
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Dadomo, C., & Quenivet, N. (2018, November). Assessing EU citizenship under the myopic lens of Brexit. Paper presented at Transformation of Citizenship, Graz, Austria

In Grzelczyk the CJEU defined EU citizenship as a fundamental status that enables nationals of Member States to enjoy the same treatment in law. In Zambrano the close correlation between this fundamental status and the enjoyment of substantive rights... Read More about Assessing EU citizenship under the myopic lens of Brexit.

Human rights and military operations abroad (2018)
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Quenivet, N. (2018, June). Human rights and military operations abroad. Paper presented at British International Studies Association - Annual Conference, Bath, England

The past decades have seen a surge in the number of cases before national courts as well as the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) relating to acts committed by armed forces deployed in military operations abroad. The first hurdle faced by the co... Read More about Human rights and military operations abroad.

The human rights obligations of the United Nations: Sources and scope of application (2018)
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Quenivet, N. (2018, April). The human rights obligations of the United Nations: Sources and scope of application. Presented at Ghandhi Research Seminar Series, University of Reading, England

There is no doubt that the United Nations has on various occasions violated human rights norms. Yet, whilst most legal scholarship focuses on the responsibility of the United Nations for human rights violations few studies have ascertained the legal... Read More about The human rights obligations of the United Nations: Sources and scope of application.

Beyond passportisation: When legal grey areas leave the door open to interventionism and rewriting post-1945 principles on international peace and security (2017)
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Quenivet, N., & Hassler, S. (2017, November). Beyond passportisation: When legal grey areas leave the door open to interventionism and rewriting post-1945 principles on international peace and security. Paper presented at Hybrid Threats and Asymmetric Warfare: What to do?, Swedish Defence University, Sweden

By exploring Russia’s activities from the fall of the Soviet Union to nowadays, this paper examines how Russia uses nationality (understood in a wide sense of the term) as a political, economic, and cultural tool to justify expansionism. Russia, so i... Read More about Beyond passportisation: When legal grey areas leave the door open to interventionism and rewriting post-1945 principles on international peace and security.

Brexit and EU citizenship (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Dadomo, C., & Quenivet, N. (2017, July). Brexit and EU citizenship. Paper presented at Citizenship and Law, Bristol, England

In the past few years the concept of citizenship has been a growing subject of studies in law and politics. The distinction between nationality and citizenship, the rights and duties of nationals and citizens, EU citizenship, etc have attracted consi... Read More about Brexit and EU citizenship.

The normative framework of international humanitarian law relating to administrative detention in occupation (2016)
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Quenivet, N. (2016, September). The normative framework of international humanitarian law relating to administrative detention in occupation. Paper presented at Administrative Detention in Israel: The Case of Palestinians, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, England

This paper explains the legal framework of detention in international armed conflict, focusing more specifically on detention of civilians under occupation. The paper presents the law relating to the grounds for detention, the procedural obligations... Read More about The normative framework of international humanitarian law relating to administrative detention in occupation.

Legal protection of children as refugees and internally displaced persons (2016)
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Quenivet, N. (2016, September). Legal protection of children as refugees and internally displaced persons. Paper presented at Wartime Child Displacement: Comparing Historical and Contemporary Cases, University of the West of England, Bristol, England

After defining the key terms relating to children on the move, this presentation focuses on the protection afforded to children by UNHCR and States. It explains the complex web of legal rights and obligations relating to the protection of refugee and... Read More about Legal protection of children as refugees and internally displaced persons.

Violence against Women in armed conflict: An overview (2015)
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Quenivet, N. (2015, March). Violence against Women in armed conflict: An overview. Presented at Violence against Women in Armed Conflict, Cardiff, Wales

This paper provides a historical overview of the development of the legal framework relating to the protection of women in armed conflict. After explaining why for centuries the plight of women in armed conflict was invisible in international law the... Read More about Violence against Women in armed conflict: An overview.