Vincent Chetail
Biographic Data
| ID | 745927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vincent Chetail |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vincent |
| FAMILY NAME | Chetail |
| SIGNATURE | CHETAIL V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6012-8001 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Migration and Asylum Law
Contains fulltext : 324173.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
Demystifying Sovereignty: Totem and Taboo of Migration Control in International Law
“We all think about immigration . . . as the state asks us to think about it and, ultimately, as it thinks about it itself.” This aphorism of the sociologist Abdelmalek Sayad seems to speak to lawyers and, in particular, international lawyers who are accustomed to thinking of immigration as a mere question of sovereignty. I contend that this internalization of sovereignty by the legal profession is a pure mystification. I call for acknowledging t…
The politics of soft law: Progress and pitfall of the global compact for safe, orderly, and regular migration
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) epitomizes the potential and the limits of soft law in promoting global migration governance. While being a catalyst of multilateralism, the use of soft law remains highly ambiguous and must thus be approached with caution. At the same time, the GCM operates as a counter-narrative to populism insofar as it proposes a collaborative framework to develop global migration governance. Ye…
International Responsibility and Migration: States of Transit under the Review of International Law (Responsabilité internationale et flux migratoires: le droit international à l'épreuve des Etats de …
English Abstract: Although the distinction between countries of transit and countries of destination has lost its relevance to describe the complex and nuanced reality of migration, it remains a highly politicized dialectic and a source of tension among states. This chapter explores the international responsibility of transit countries from a broad variety of perspectives and legal areas, including international human rights law, general internat…
Crisis Without Borders: What Does International Law Say About Border Closure in the Context of Covid-19
This paper is assessing the legality of border closures decided by a vast number of countries with the view of limiting the spread of Covid-19. Although this issue has raised diverging interpretations in relation to International Health Regulations and regional free movement agreements, international human rights law provides a clear-cut answer: the rule of law stops neither at the border nor in times of emergency. Against this normative framewor…
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: A kaleidoscope of international law
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration has prompted an intense political debate at both the international and domestic levels. Most controversies focus on its legal stance and highlight the hybrid character of the Compact as a soft-law instrument. While acknowledging the political nature of the Compact, this paper delves into its legal dimensions from the perspective of international law. This inquiry into its normative conten…
The Architecture of International Migration Law: A Deconstructivist Design of Complexity and Contradiction
International migration law (hereinafter IML) can be described and conceptualized as a deconstructivist architecture both literally and metaphorically. It is an architecture of fragmentation based on dissonance and asymmetry that questions the traditions of harmony, unity, and stability. Initiated by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, the deconstructivist architectural movement distorts the conventional oppositions between form and function,…
International Law and Migration
This research review takes stock of the important legal scholarship devoted to the multifaceted impact of international law on migration. It highlights the great diversity of the legal literature and provides a representative and didactic mapping of the key issues and rules at stake. The discussion explores the core notions of movement, sovereignty and globalization, the complex and conflicting issues raised by alienage, citizenship and the rule …
Sovereignty and Migration in the Doctrine of the Law of Nations: An Intellectual History of Hospitality from Vitoria to Vattel
This intellectual history of hospitality from Vitoria to Vattel provides an alternative story to the prevailing narrative of migration control. Although migration control is frequently heralded as falling within the domestic jurisdiction of states, the movement of persons across borders is a permanent feature of history that has been framed by international law for ages. The early doctrine of the law of nations reminds us that migration was at th…
Is There any Blood on my Hands? Deportation as a Crime of International Law
The present article revisits international criminal law as a tool for sanctioning the most patent abuses against migrants. Although deportation is traditionally considered as an attribute of the state inherent to its territorial sovereignty, this prerogative may degenerate into an international crime. The prohibition of deportation has been a well-established feature of international criminal law since the Nuremberg trials following the Second Wo…
Armed Conflict and Forced Migration: A Systematic Approach To International Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law, And International Human Rights Law
This chapter examines the application of three branches of international law to forced migration and refugee protection in an armed conflict. It provides a comparative assessment of these branches of international law in terms of their application to protection of refugees in war, refugees fleeing war, and refugees in post-war contexts. The analysis indicates that international humanitarian and refugee law are not a panacea in terms of protection…
The Roots of International Law / Les fondements du droit international: Liber Amicorum Peter Haggenmacher
This collection of essays gathers contributions from leading international lawyers from different countries, generations and angles with the aim of highlighting the multifaceted history of international law. This volume questions and analyses the origins and foundations of the international legal system. A particular attention is devoted to Hugo Grotius as one of the founding fathers of the law of nations. Several contributions further question t…
Privatizing War: Private Military and Security Companies under Public International Law
A growing number of states use private military and security companies (PMSCs) for a variety of tasks, which were traditionally fulfilled by soldiers. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the law that applies to PMSCs active in situations of armed conflict, focusing on international humanitarian law. It examines the limits in international law on how states may use private actors, taking the debate beyond the question of whether PMSCs a…
Privatizing War: Private Military and Security Companies under Public International Law
A growing number of states use private military and security companies (PMSCs) for a variety of tasks, which were traditionally fulfilled by soldiers. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the law that applies to PMSCs active in situations of armed conflict, focusing on international humanitarian law. It examines the limits in international law on how states may use private actors, taking the debate beyond the question of whether PMSCs a…
Migration and Human Rights. The United Nations Convention on Migrant Workers' Rights
One of the most pressing challenges of our time is the movement of persons across borders and the correlative need for a comprehensive approach. The rapid changes associated with globalization have exacerbated the growing discrepancy between the inescapable social reality of migration and its legal regulation, which is traditionally understood through the myopic lenses of national interest and security. Political and legal debates on internationa…
Post-conflict Peacebuilding: A Lexicon
Post-Conflict Peacebuilding comes at a critical time for post-conflict peacebuilding. Its rapid move towards the top of the international political agenda has been accompanied by added scrutiny, as the international community seeks to meet the multi-dimensional challenges of building a just and sustainable peace in societies ravaged by war. Beyond the strictly operational dimension, there is considerable ambiguity in the concepts and terminology …
Laura van Waas, Nationality Matters. Statelessness under International Law
Journal Article Laura van Waas, Nationality Matters. Statelessness under International Law Get access Laura van Waas , Nationality Matters. Statelessness under International Law , ISBN: 978-90-5095-854-7 , Antwerp/Oxford/Portland , Intersentia , 2008 , 504 pp. Vincent Chetail Vincent Chetail Editor-in-Chief Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 236–239, h…
Satvinder SINGH Juss, International Migration and Global Justice
Dr Satvinder Singh Juss's monograph is without doubt the most refreshing and innovative of the recent literature on migration. It paves the way for a new paradigm of migration anchored on freedom of movement and the pursuit of global justice. Rejecting the traditional sovereignty-based approach of immigration control, he proposes a radical reappraisal of one of the most critical challenges of the twenty-first century. The heart of Dr Juss's argum…
Le Conseil des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies: L'an I de la reforme
Journal Article Le Conseil des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies : l'an I de la réforme Get access Vincent Chetail Vincent Chetail Directeur de la recherche, Académie de droit international humanitaire et des droits humains, Chargé d'enseignement en droit international public, Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales (HEI) Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 26…
Migrations, integration, discriminations
Voluntary Repatriation in Public International Law: Concepts and Contents
The article explores the meanings and the legal content of repatriation under international law
Conference Papers: 2. The Role of the Military in Humanitarian Crises: Legal, Moral and Political Issues Ad-Hocism and the Rules of Collective Security: Is Peacekeeping Still Relevant for Maintaining …
Conference Papers: 2. The Role of the Military in Humanitarian Crises: Legal, Moral and Political Issues Ad-Hocism and the Rules of Collective Security: Is Peacekeeping Still Relevant for Maintaining International Peace and Security? Vincent Chetail Vincent Chetail Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 23, Issue 4, December 2004…
The contribution of the International Court of Justice to international humanitarian law
The article presents the case law of the International Court of Justice and its contribution to international humanitarian law
Fridtjof Nansen and the International Protection of Refugees: An Introduction
The article presents the contribution of Nansen to the international protection of refugees
The fundamental principles of humanitarian law through the case law of the International Court of Justice
The article explores the principles of humanitarian law as interpreted by the International Court of Justice
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: A kaleidoscope of international law
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration has prompted an intense political debate at both the international and domestic levels. Most controversies focus on its legal stance and highlight the hybrid character of the Compact as a soft-law instrument. While acknowledging the political nature of the Compact, this paper delves into its legal dimensions from the perspective of international law. This inquiry into its normative conten…
The contribution of the International Court of Justice to international humanitarian law
The article presents the case law of the International Court of Justice and its contribution to international humanitarian law
The politics of soft law: Progress and pitfall of the global compact for safe, orderly, and regular migration
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) epitomizes the potential and the limits of soft law in promoting global migration governance. While being a catalyst of multilateralism, the use of soft law remains highly ambiguous and must thus be approached with caution. At the same time, the GCM operates as a counter-narrative to populism insofar as it proposes a collaborative framework to develop global migration governance. Ye…
Sovereignty and Migration in the Doctrine of the Law of Nations: An Intellectual History of Hospitality from Vitoria to Vattel
This intellectual history of hospitality from Vitoria to Vattel provides an alternative story to the prevailing narrative of migration control. Although migration control is frequently heralded as falling within the domestic jurisdiction of states, the movement of persons across borders is a permanent feature of history that has been framed by international law for ages. The early doctrine of the law of nations reminds us that migration was at th…
Crisis Without Borders: What Does International Law Say About Border Closure in the Context of Covid-19
This paper is assessing the legality of border closures decided by a vast number of countries with the view of limiting the spread of Covid-19. Although this issue has raised diverging interpretations in relation to International Health Regulations and regional free movement agreements, international human rights law provides a clear-cut answer: the rule of law stops neither at the border nor in times of emergency. Against this normative framewor…
Is There any Blood on my Hands? Deportation as a Crime of International Law
The present article revisits international criminal law as a tool for sanctioning the most patent abuses against migrants. Although deportation is traditionally considered as an attribute of the state inherent to its territorial sovereignty, this prerogative may degenerate into an international crime. The prohibition of deportation has been a well-established feature of international criminal law since the Nuremberg trials following the Second Wo…
Voluntary Repatriation in Public International Law: Concepts and Contents
The article explores the meanings and the legal content of repatriation under international law
Fridtjof Nansen and the International Protection of Refugees: An Introduction
The article presents the contribution of Nansen to the international protection of refugees
The fundamental principles of humanitarian law through the case law of the International Court of Justice
The article explores the principles of humanitarian law as interpreted by the International Court of Justice
The contribution of the International Court of Justice to international humanitarian law
The article presents the case law of the International Court of Justice and its contribution to international humanitarian law
Fridtjof Nansen and the International Protection of Refugees: An Introduction
The article presents the contribution of Nansen to the international protection of refugees
Migrations, integration, discriminations
Voluntary Repatriation in Public International Law: Concepts and Contents
The article explores the meanings and the legal content of repatriation under international law
Conference Papers: 2. The Role of the Military in Humanitarian Crises: Legal, Moral and Political Issues Ad-Hocism and the Rules of Collective Security: Is Peacekeeping Still Relevant for Maintaining …
Conference Papers: 2. The Role of the Military in Humanitarian Crises: Legal, Moral and Political Issues Ad-Hocism and the Rules of Collective Security: Is Peacekeeping Still Relevant for Maintaining International Peace and Security? Vincent Chetail Vincent Chetail Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 23, Issue 4, December 2004…
Le Conseil des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies: L'an I de la reforme
Journal Article Le Conseil des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies : l'an I de la réforme Get access Vincent Chetail Vincent Chetail Directeur de la recherche, Académie de droit international humanitaire et des droits humains, Chargé d'enseignement en droit international public, Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales (HEI) Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 26…
Satvinder SINGH Juss, International Migration and Global Justice
Dr Satvinder Singh Juss's monograph is without doubt the most refreshing and innovative of the recent literature on migration. It paves the way for a new paradigm of migration anchored on freedom of movement and the pursuit of global justice. Rejecting the traditional sovereignty-based approach of immigration control, he proposes a radical reappraisal of one of the most critical challenges of the twenty-first century. The heart of Dr Juss's argum…
Post-conflict Peacebuilding: A Lexicon
Post-Conflict Peacebuilding comes at a critical time for post-conflict peacebuilding. Its rapid move towards the top of the international political agenda has been accompanied by added scrutiny, as the international community seeks to meet the multi-dimensional challenges of building a just and sustainable peace in societies ravaged by war. Beyond the strictly operational dimension, there is considerable ambiguity in the concepts and terminology …
Laura van Waas, Nationality Matters. Statelessness under International Law
Journal Article Laura van Waas, Nationality Matters. Statelessness under International Law Get access Laura van Waas , Nationality Matters. Statelessness under International Law , ISBN: 978-90-5095-854-7 , Antwerp/Oxford/Portland , Intersentia , 2008 , 504 pp. Vincent Chetail Vincent Chetail Editor-in-Chief Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 236–239, h…
Migration and Human Rights. The United Nations Convention on Migrant Workers' Rights
One of the most pressing challenges of our time is the movement of persons across borders and the correlative need for a comprehensive approach. The rapid changes associated with globalization have exacerbated the growing discrepancy between the inescapable social reality of migration and its legal regulation, which is traditionally understood through the myopic lenses of national interest and security. Political and legal debates on internationa…
Privatizing War: Private Military and Security Companies under Public International Law
A growing number of states use private military and security companies (PMSCs) for a variety of tasks, which were traditionally fulfilled by soldiers. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the law that applies to PMSCs active in situations of armed conflict, focusing on international humanitarian law. It examines the limits in international law on how states may use private actors, taking the debate beyond the question of whether PMSCs a…
Privatizing War: Private Military and Security Companies under Public International Law
A growing number of states use private military and security companies (PMSCs) for a variety of tasks, which were traditionally fulfilled by soldiers. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the law that applies to PMSCs active in situations of armed conflict, focusing on international humanitarian law. It examines the limits in international law on how states may use private actors, taking the debate beyond the question of whether PMSCs a…
Armed Conflict and Forced Migration: A Systematic Approach To International Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law, And International Human Rights Law
This chapter examines the application of three branches of international law to forced migration and refugee protection in an armed conflict. It provides a comparative assessment of these branches of international law in terms of their application to protection of refugees in war, refugees fleeing war, and refugees in post-war contexts. The analysis indicates that international humanitarian and refugee law are not a panacea in terms of protection…
The Roots of International Law / Les fondements du droit international: Liber Amicorum Peter Haggenmacher
This collection of essays gathers contributions from leading international lawyers from different countries, generations and angles with the aim of highlighting the multifaceted history of international law. This volume questions and analyses the origins and foundations of the international legal system. A particular attention is devoted to Hugo Grotius as one of the founding fathers of the law of nations. Several contributions further question t…
International Law and Migration
This research review takes stock of the important legal scholarship devoted to the multifaceted impact of international law on migration. It highlights the great diversity of the legal literature and provides a representative and didactic mapping of the key issues and rules at stake. The discussion explores the core notions of movement, sovereignty and globalization, the complex and conflicting issues raised by alienage, citizenship and the rule …
Sovereignty and Migration in the Doctrine of the Law of Nations: An Intellectual History of Hospitality from Vitoria to Vattel
This intellectual history of hospitality from Vitoria to Vattel provides an alternative story to the prevailing narrative of migration control. Although migration control is frequently heralded as falling within the domestic jurisdiction of states, the movement of persons across borders is a permanent feature of history that has been framed by international law for ages. The early doctrine of the law of nations reminds us that migration was at th…
Is There any Blood on my Hands? Deportation as a Crime of International Law
The present article revisits international criminal law as a tool for sanctioning the most patent abuses against migrants. Although deportation is traditionally considered as an attribute of the state inherent to its territorial sovereignty, this prerogative may degenerate into an international crime. The prohibition of deportation has been a well-established feature of international criminal law since the Nuremberg trials following the Second Wo…
The Architecture of International Migration Law: A Deconstructivist Design of Complexity and Contradiction
International migration law (hereinafter IML) can be described and conceptualized as a deconstructivist architecture both literally and metaphorically. It is an architecture of fragmentation based on dissonance and asymmetry that questions the traditions of harmony, unity, and stability. Initiated by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, the deconstructivist architectural movement distorts the conventional oppositions between form and function,…
Crisis Without Borders: What Does International Law Say About Border Closure in the Context of Covid-19
This paper is assessing the legality of border closures decided by a vast number of countries with the view of limiting the spread of Covid-19. Although this issue has raised diverging interpretations in relation to International Health Regulations and regional free movement agreements, international human rights law provides a clear-cut answer: the rule of law stops neither at the border nor in times of emergency. Against this normative framewor…
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: A kaleidoscope of international law
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration has prompted an intense political debate at both the international and domestic levels. Most controversies focus on its legal stance and highlight the hybrid character of the Compact as a soft-law instrument. While acknowledging the political nature of the Compact, this paper delves into its legal dimensions from the perspective of international law. This inquiry into its normative conten…
International Responsibility and Migration: States of Transit under the Review of International Law (Responsabilité internationale et flux migratoires: le droit international à l'épreuve des Etats de …
English Abstract: Although the distinction between countries of transit and countries of destination has lost its relevance to describe the complex and nuanced reality of migration, it remains a highly politicized dialectic and a source of tension among states. This chapter explores the international responsibility of transit countries from a broad variety of perspectives and legal areas, including international human rights law, general internat…
The politics of soft law: Progress and pitfall of the global compact for safe, orderly, and regular migration
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) epitomizes the potential and the limits of soft law in promoting global migration governance. While being a catalyst of multilateralism, the use of soft law remains highly ambiguous and must thus be approached with caution. At the same time, the GCM operates as a counter-narrative to populism insofar as it proposes a collaborative framework to develop global migration governance. Ye…
Demystifying Sovereignty: Totem and Taboo of Migration Control in International Law
“We all think about immigration . . . as the state asks us to think about it and, ultimately, as it thinks about it itself.” This aphorism of the sociologist Abdelmalek Sayad seems to speak to lawyers and, in particular, international lawyers who are accustomed to thinking of immigration as a mere question of sovereignty. I contend that this internalization of sovereignty by the legal profession is a pure mystification. I call for acknowledging t…
Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Migration and Asylum Law
Contains fulltext : 324173.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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