{"title":"The “General Close of Military Operations” as the Benchmark for the Declassification of Armed Conflicts and the End of the Applicability of International Humanitarian Law","authors":"J. Grignon","doi":"10.1017/cyl.2022.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/cyl.2022.11","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract When does an armed conflict end? When does the specific body of law applicable to such a situation — namely, international humanitarian law (IHL) — cease to apply? There is, to date, no clear-cut answer to these questions in treaty law but, rather, a functional approach to the matter. Anchored in wider research related to the temporal scope of applicability of IHL, this contribution demonstrates how the notion of the “general close of military operations,” which appears in Article 6, paragraph 2, of Geneva Convention IV and in Article 3(b) of Additional Protocol I, fulfills the function of determining that any armed conflict has ended.","PeriodicalId":52441,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian yearbook of international law. Annuaire canadien de droit international","volume":"59 1","pages":"80 - 103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45958338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"La guerre par le droit: les tribunaux Taliban en Afghanistan. Par Adam Baczko. Paris: CNRS Éditions, 2021. 384 pages.","authors":"Tiran Rahimian Bajgiran","doi":"10.1017/cyl.2022.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/cyl.2022.10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52441,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian yearbook of international law. Annuaire canadien de droit international","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48694212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Canadian Cases in Private International Law in 2021","authors":"Ashley Barnes","doi":"10.1017/cyl.2022.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/cyl.2022.3","url":null,"abstract":"The plaintiff brought an Internet defamation action in British Columbia against Twitter related to a series of tweets targeting his relationship with former US President Bill Clinton and linking him to a false #pizzagate conspiracy involving child trafficking. The plaintiff is a Vancouver-based businessman and philanthropist with significant ties to the United States. Twitter challenged British Columbia’s jurisdiction claiming that the action should proceed in California where there would be no liability under current US law relating to free speech.1 At first instance, the BC Supreme","PeriodicalId":52441,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian yearbook of international law. Annuaire canadien de droit international","volume":"59 1","pages":"584 - 622"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48482714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parliamentary Declarations in 2021","authors":"A. Logvin, Richard Ositashvili","doi":"10.1017/cyl.2022.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/cyl.2022.5","url":null,"abstract":"Statements Made on the Introduction of Legislation / Déclarations sur l’introduction de la législation United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act / Loi sur la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act / Loi de mise en œuvre de l’Accord de continuité commerciale Canada–Royaume-Uni Statements in Response to Questions / Déclarations en réponse aux questions environment / environnement Biodiversity / Biodiversité Climate Change / Changement climatique Energy / Énergie foreign affairs / affaires étrangères Iran Israel / Israël Myanmar Russia / Russie Taiwan / Taïwan Ukraine United States / États-Unis health / santé COVID-19 human rights / droits de la personne Anti-Semitism / Antisémitisme Canadians Abroad / Canadiens à l’étranger China / Chine Ethiopia / Éthiopie Hong Kong Sri Lanka humanitarian intervention and aid / aide et intervention humanitaire Ethiopia / Éthiopie Palestine migration Immigration Refugees / Réfugiés trade and economy / commerce et économie Aerospace / Aérospatiale Agriculture Arms Trafficking / Trafic d’armes Electric Vehicle Tax Credit / Crédit d’impôt pour l’achat de véhicules électriques Foreign Workers / Travailleurs étrangers Investment / Investissements Newcomers / Nouveaux arrivants Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) / Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) Pipelines / Oléoducs Security / Sécurité Softwood Lumber / Bois d’œuvre résineux Supply Management / Gestion de l’offre Taxation / Fiscalité Tourism / Tourisme Trade Agreements / Accords commerciaux Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) / Accord économique et commercial global entre le Canada et l’Union européenne (AÉCG) Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States (CUSMA) / Accord entre le Canada, les États-Unis d’Amérique et les États-Unis mexicains (ACÉUM) Trade in Weapons / Ventes d’armes Vaccines / Vaccins Women in Business / Femmes entrepreneures World Trade Organization / Organisation mondiale du commerce Statements Made on the Introduction of Legislation / Déclarations sur l’introduction de la législation bill c-15: united nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples act / loi c-15: loi sur la déclaration des nations unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones 1 L’hon. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2 is an international human rights instrument that affirms the rights that constitute the minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of indigenous peoples. The bill makes a number of important statements in the preamble by acknowledging the importance of the Declaration as a framework for reconciliation, healing and peace;recognizing inherent rights;acknowledging the importance of respecting treaties and agreements;and emphasizing the need to take diversity ac","PeriodicalId":52441,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian yearbook of international law. Annuaire canadien de droit international","volume":"59 1","pages":"517 - 557"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44506842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Treaty Actions Taken by Canada in 2021","authors":"","doi":"10.1017/cyl.2022.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/cyl.2022.7","url":null,"abstract":"The Treaty Law Division of Global Affairs Canada is part of the Department ’ s Legal Affairs Bureau. The Division is responsible for providing legal advice to the federal government on international treaty law and Canadian treaty practice","PeriodicalId":52441,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian yearbook of international law. Annuaire canadien de droit international","volume":"59 1","pages":"558 - 564"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43216222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Justice in Extreme Cases: Criminal Law Theory Meets International Criminal Law. By Darryl Robinson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. 305 + xix pages.","authors":"Joseph Rikhof","doi":"10.1017/cyl.2022.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/cyl.2022.6","url":null,"abstract":"Marco Benatar in Chapter 2.9 The book accomplishes its stated goals and is an engaging and informative read. The book effectively establishes the state of the field, provides inspiration for further study, and effectively demonstrates how international law can be represented in film as well as the reasons for, and the effects behind, such representations. It effectively inspires readers to change the way they view film. As aptly summarized by contributor Gabrielle Simm, the book “provide[s] a model of how to analyze the stories films tell through visual language on international law.”10 To do this, the book provides the reader with the frameworks to use in viewingfilms, helping the reader to thinkmore critically about the films they consume: to question not just the representations of international law in films but also what purposes such representations serve. And, indeed, after reading this book, anyone with an appreciation for international law, or for film, will be inspired to think about the intentions or implications present whenever their favourite film or television series mentions a treaty or a war crime.","PeriodicalId":52441,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian yearbook of international law. Annuaire canadien de droit international","volume":"59 1","pages":"633 - 640"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49429672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cinematic Perspectives on International Law. Edited by Olivier Corten & François Dubuisson. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2021. 240 + viii pages.","authors":"O. R. Copeland","doi":"10.1017/cyl.2022.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/cyl.2022.2","url":null,"abstract":"Cinematic Perspectives on International Law is an edited collection that sets out to provide an introduction to the field of film analysis from an international legal perspective.1 It also aims to explore what depictions of international law are presented by films and why they are presented. Edited by Olivier Corten and François Dubuisson, who are both professors at the Université libre de Bruxelles, with the assistance of Martyna Fałkowska-Clarys, the managing editor of The Military Law and Law of War Review, the twelve chapters in this book cover a variety of topics through the analysis of primarily Western films. Overall, the editors accomplish their goals effectively while providing an accessible and enjoyable read from this student reviewer’s perspective. The book’s opening chapter offers a brief overview of the history of the study of international law in film as a field and explains the book’s purpose and methodology. The first cinematic example that Corten and Dubuisson use comes from The Bridge on the River Kwai, an example that is discussed in a few other chapters within the work.2 The film is a natural fit for the book, bearing specific reference to international law while also being a film that earned widespread acclaim internationally. The authors do an excellent job of explaining the film’s narrative and historical context, and they dive into a thorough analysis that sets the standard for analysis in the chapters that follow. The next two chapters analyze specific international law concepts within thefilm genre of science fiction (or “sci-fi” as it is often called). Chapter 2, by Marco Benatar, focuses on the explorations of both idealist and realist portrayals of international law. He refers to idealist portrayals as those that present international law as an inspirational and powerful force for good, while realist portrayals generally focus more on the power politics inherent within the function of international law. Chapter 3, by Vincent Chapaux, explores inter-species relations and particularly speciesism. Chapaux analyzes depictions of speciesism between humans and extra-terrestrial aliens and sentient robots in science fiction. These chapters cite many popular cinematic works — from classics like Star Trek and Doctor Who to modern","PeriodicalId":52441,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian yearbook of international law. Annuaire canadien de droit international","volume":"59 1","pages":"629 - 633"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46836570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Animal Welfare and International Trade Law: The Impact of the WTO Seal Case. By Katie Sykes. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2021. 201 + x pages.","authors":"C. Blattner","doi":"10.1017/cyl.2022.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/cyl.2022.4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52441,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian yearbook of international law. Annuaire canadien de droit international","volume":"59 1","pages":"623 - 628"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43109361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"De Facto Independent Regimes and Overarching Human Rights Duties","authors":"","doi":"10.1163/9789004507975_003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004507975_003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52441,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian yearbook of international law. Annuaire canadien de droit international","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79295195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Greening the Economy of Armed Conflict","authors":"","doi":"10.1163/9789004507975_007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004507975_007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52441,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian yearbook of international law. Annuaire canadien de droit international","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82976735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}