11 articles in this issue
Tomasz Zych
This article disputes what seems to have become the dominant interpretation of the obligation to respect and to ensure respect for International Humanitarian Law, as codified in common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions and in Article 1(1) of Additional ... see more
William J. Fenrick
The IHL targeting rules are framed in relatively abstract terms and there is, unfortunately, no general agreement concerning precisely which objects constitute military objectives and concerning the relative values to be assigned to civilian losses and mi... see more
Karinne Coombes
This article explores the restraints international human rights law and international humanitarian law place on a State’s use of lethal force against suspected terrorists. Although the law restricts the ability to target suspected terrorists, it is argued... see more
Frédéric Gouin
This paper assumes that at least some of the persons detained within the framework of the global confrontation against terrorism should have been granted the status of prisoners of war. This raises the question of what should be happening to these prisone... see more
Joelle A. Martin, Robert M. Young
During its 1999-2000 term on the United Nations Security Council, Canada helped launch the Council’s “Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict” agenda. This aimed to reduce civilian war casualties through better respect for international humanitarian law... see more
Valerie Oosterveld
International humanitarian law [IHL] provisions address the situation of civilian women caught in armed conflict today, but is this law enough? Feminist commentators have considered this question and have come to differing conclusions. This article consid... see more
Christopher K. Penny
The definition of ‘terrorist activity’ is fundamental to Canada’s anti-terrorism legislation. Following the recent trial of Momin Khawaja before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, it is clear that the ‘armed conflict’ exclusion – exempting wartime act... see more
Sophie Rondeau
This paper presents a series of questions on the present state of the role of judicial standards arising from the system of international humanitarian law [IHL] as regards the right to compensation, by making it a point to place the person as a war victim... see more
W. A. Bogart
Law tells many stories. Of violence. Think of all those sordid trials over gangland shootings. Of Olympian ideals. Think of all those bills of rights meant to protect individuals’ freedoms in fundamental ways Of betrayal: the legal proceedings swirling ar... see more
Gerald P. Heckman
“Dialogue between Courts and Tribunals,” a title that could describe the interplay between judges and decision-makers in the context of the judicial review of administrative decisions, in fact refers to a series of annual roundtables organized by the Cana... see more
Edward Cervini
Antony Anghie’s book Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law ambitiously seeks to retell the history of international law from the standpoint of the developing world. This book covers five centuries of international law, through three... see more