Public International Law; International Human Rights Law; International Courts and Tribunals; International Humanitarian Law; International Criminal Law; International Disputes Resolution; International Trade Law; Immigration and International Refugee Law; Public Law; the Law of International Organizations; International Peace and Security; International Development Law; Amnesty and International Crimes, Truth and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Society; La Diplomatie; Géographie mondiale, Droit des affaires

Doktors der Rechtswissenschaft, magna cum laude 

Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany 

Master of Global Affairs

Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto

Master of Laws (LL.B./LL.M.) 

North-West University in Potchefstroom – Potchefstroom, South Africa

Licence en Droit public

Université de Yaoundé II –Yaoundé, Cameroun.

Current Research Project:

1. "The Role, Responsibility and Status of Non-State Actors in the Context of Armed Conflicts"
2. "Lessons from Canada: Untangling the Legal Complexity of the Secessionist Crisis in Cameroon".
   

Books

Amnesty for Crimes against Humanity under International Law Leiden-Boston, Brill, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (2007), 252 pages, (ISBN 9 7890 04 16231 0).

Journal Articles

1. “Noninternational Armed Conflict (“Civil War”).” Oxford Bibliographies in International Law. Ed. Tony Carty. New York: Oxford University Press, 22 April 2020. www.oxfordbibliographies.com.

2. “Towards Ending Impunity in Darfur: the ICC Arrest Warrant of 27 April, 2007”, 69 Heidelberg Journal of International Law 1 (2009), pp. 123-154 (www.hjil.de/69_2009/vol69.cfm). 

3. “Legal Integration in Africa: an Introduction to the African Court of Justice and Human Rights”, Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für afrikanisches Recht, Heft 2, 12. Jahrgang (2009), pp. 197-211. 

4. “Reflections on the USA-India Nuclear Cooperation”, 13 Journal of Conflict and Security Law 2 (2008), pp. 273-286. 

5. “The Congo/Uganda Case: A Comment on the Main Legal Issues”, 7 African Human Rights Law Journal (2007), pp. 162-190.

Book Chapters

1. “A Wider Human Rights Spectrum to Fight Climate Change in Africa?” (with R. Adjovi) in: O. Quirico & M. Boumghar (eds.), Climate Change and Human Rights: An International and Comparative Law Perspective, New York, Routledge (2016), pp. 256-269. 
2. “Enforcing International Humanitarian Law Through the Human Rights Organs of the African Union” in: H. Krieger (ed.), Humanitarian Law in Contemporary African Conflicts, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (2015), pp. 300-312. 
3. “The Regulatory Context of Private Military and Security Services in South Africa” in: M. Sossai & C. Bakker (eds.), Multilevel Regulation of Military and Security Outsourcing: The Interplay Between International Norms, European Law and Domestic Legislation, Oxford, Hart Publishing (2012), pp. 487-506. 
4. “Old Concepts and New Challenges: Are Private Contractors the Mercenaries of the 21^st. Century?” (with Thilo Marauhn and Marina Mancini) in: F. Francioni & N. Ronzitti (eds.), War by Contract: Human Rights, Humanitarian Law and Private Contractors; Oxford, Oxford University Press (2011), pp. 321-340.

Other Publications

“Remittances as Aid Following Major Sudden-Onset Natural Disasters” (with Catherine Bragg, Glenn Gibson, Ashley Lefler, and Haleigh King; April 2017) (http://onlinelinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.12229/abstract)

Contributions in Reference Collections and Encyclopaedia: 

Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant & Sylvia Helena Steiner (eds.), O Tribunal Penal Internacional: Comentários ao Estatuto de Roma, Belo Horizonte, Editora Del Rey (2016):

Artigo 110. “Reexame pelo Tribunal com Vistas à Redução de Pena” in: L. Nemer Caldeira Brant & SH Steiner (eds.), O Tribunal Penal Internacional, pp. 1556-1560.

Artigo 111. “Evasão” in: L. Nemer Caldeira Brant & SH Steiner (eds.), O Tribunal Penal Internacional, pp. 1560-1563.

“Non-International Armed Conflict” (with Thilo Marauhn) in: R. Wolfrum (ed.), Max-Planck Encyclopaedia of Public International Law, Volume I, Oxford, Oxford University Press (2012), p. 626 (www.mpepil.com).

Julian Fernandez & Xavier Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale : Commentaire Article par Article, Tomes I et II, Paris (2012), Édition A. Pedone

Article 40. « Indépendance des juges » in: J. Fernandez & X. Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Tome I, pp. 1007-1012.

 Article 41. « Décharge et récusation des juges » in: J. Fernandez & X. Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Tome I, pp. 1013-1017.

Article 103. « Rôle des États dans l’exécution des peines d’emprisonnement » in: J. Fernandez & X. Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Tome II, pp. 1957-1965.

Article 104. « Modification de la désignation de l’État chargé de l’exécution » in: J. Fernandez & X. Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Tome II, pp. 1967-1969.

Article 105. « Exécution de la peine » in: J. Fernandez & X. Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Tome II, pp. 1971-1974.

Article 106. « Contrôle de l’exécution de la peine et conditions de détention » in: J. Fernandez & X. Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Tome II, pp. 1975-1979.

Article 107. « Transfèrement du condamné qui a accompli sa peine » in: J. Fernandez & X. Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Tome II, pp. 1981-1984.

Article 108. « Limites en matière de poursuites ou de condamnations pour d’autres infractions » in: J. Fernandez & X. Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Tome II, pp. 1985-1988.

Article 109. « Exécution des peines d’amende et de mesures de confiscation » in: J. Fernandez & X. Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Tome II, pp. 1989-1993.

Article 110. « Examen par la cour de la question d’une réduction de peine » in: J. Fernandez & X. Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Tome II, pp. 1995-1998.

Article 111. « Évasion » in: J. Fernandez & X. Pacreau (dir.), Statut de Rome de la Cour pénale internationale, Tome II, pp. 1999-2001.

Teaching:

Course Director, York University – Glendon Campus                       (since June 2016)

Courses: Problèmes en Droit international; Introduction to International Law; Paix, Sécurité et Droits humains internationaux; La Diplomatie; Société internationale: Histoire, Philosophie et Théories; Human Rights and Civil Liberties in Canada; La Géographie mondiale; Introduction au droit des affaires; Canada in Global Perspective

Visiting Lecturer (Conférencier invité), Centre Thucydide, Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II, Paris, France (March-May 2019)

Lehrbeauftragter, Justus-Liebig Universitaet Giessen, Germany          (2005-2012)

Courses: Public International Law, Human Rights Law, the Law of Armed Conflict, International Criminal Law, International Dispute Resolution, The Law of International Institutions, Immigration law, International Organizations.

Lecturer, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen/Northwest University of Potchefstroom (South Africa), Giessen, Germany                                                             (2008-2012)

Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program in Comparative Child Law; course: Immigration Law in a Family Perspective.

Lecturer, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)/UNITO – Turin, Italy                                                            (2007 and 2008)

LL.M. program in International Organizations, Criminal Law and Crime Prevention; course: Amnesty, Truth and Reconciliation, and International Crimes in Post-conflict Societies.

Lecturer, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany                                     (2006-2008)

Online Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Relations; course: Introduction to International Law.

Guest Lecturer, The Gulf Research Centre – Dubai, The United Arab Emirates (March 2007)

Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Relations; course: Introduction to Public International Law.

Guest Lecturer, The University of Wisconsin in Madison – Madison, USA (Fall 2005)

J.D. Program; course: International Development Law.

Guest Lecturer, Université de Bretagne occidentale – Brest, France   (March 2005)

European Union’s Erasmus Mundus Program; course: Introduction au Droit international humanitaire.

Research

Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto – Toronto, Canada      (Sept 2012-August 2013)

Theme: “Private Military and Security Companies, International Humanitarian Law and Ethnic/Tribal Conflicts”.

Project leader, European Union (Seventh Framework Program (FP7)) – Giessen, Germany                                                                                                  (2008-2011)

Collaborative Project: “Regulating Privatization of War: The Role of the European Union in Assuring the Compliance with International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights”, (Priv-War Project).

Visiting Researcher, Université de Paris II Panthéon Assas – Paris, France  (August 2009)

Theme: “The Status of Mercenaries under International Law”, (Priv-War Project).

Research Assistant, Department of Public Law, University of Johannesburg, South Africa   (2003-2004)

Theme: “Amnesty and International Law”.

Research Fellow, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg/Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht – Heidelberg, Germany  (2001-2003)

Theme: “Crimes against Humanity and International Law”.

Research Assistant, Research Unit for Legal and Constitutional Interpretation, University of Stellenbosch/University of the Western Cape – Stellenbosch, South Africa (2000-1)

Collaborative Project: “Constitutional and Statutory Interpretation”; Scientific Coordinator: Professor Lourens du Plessis.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE

Consultant, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries) – Geneva, Switzerland (August-December, 2015)

Panel on Private Military and Security Companies: Regulations and National Experience

(http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Mercenaries/WGMercenaries/Pages/EventDec2015.aspx).

Consultant/Researcher, Lawyers Without Borders Canada – Québec, Canada  (May-August 2014)

Volunteer Member of the Advisory Board, The Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention – Toronto, Canada                                                          (November 2012 – August 2013)

(http://thesentinelproject.org).

Research fellowship, Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law – Heidelberg, Germany                                                                          (2001-2003)

The German Academic Exchange Service Research Grant (DAAD), University of Heidelberg/Max-Planck Institute – Heidelberg, Germany                                (2001-2002)