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Our publications address current issues and challenges and stimulate debates in the academic community and in policy-making institutions and governments.They come in four distinct series:

  • Books – published by major editors, they are the outcome of our fundamental research
  • Academy Briefings – this flagship series elaborate policy advice with academic depth and rigor
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Human Rights Obligations of Armed Non-State Actors: An Exploration of the Practice of the UN Human Rights Council

December 2016

Annyssa Bellal

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Universality in the Human Rights Council: Challenges and Achievements

December 2016

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Use of Force in Law Enforcement and the Right to Life: The Role of the Human Rights Council

November 2016

Stuart Casey-Maslen

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Annual Report 2015

May 2016

Geneva Academy

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Cover of Forced to Kill - The Mandatory Death Penalty and its Incompatibility with Fair Trial Standards

Forced to Kill: The Mandatory Death Penalty and its Incompatibility with Fair Trial Standards

May 2016

Sadakat Kadri, Alice Priddy

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Cover of the book The War Report 2014

The War Report 2014

December 2015

Annyssa Bellal

Oxford University Press

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Cover of The 1949 Geneva Conventions: A Commentary

The 1949 Geneva Conventions: A Commentary

October 2015

Paola Gaeta, Marco Sassòli, Andrew Clapham

Oxford University Press

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Cover of the book Large-Scale Land Acquisitions. Focus on South-East Asia

Large-Scale Land Acquisitions - Focus on South-East Asia

October 2015

Christophe Golay, Christophe Gironde, Peter Messerli

Brill Nijhoff

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Cover of the book Weapons under International Human Rights Law

Weapons under International Human Rights Law

July 2015

Stuart Casey-Maslen

Cambridge University Press

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Annual Report 2014

May 2015

Geneva Academy

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Cover of the In-Brief No5: Negotiation of a United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas

Negotiation of a United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas

January 2015

Christophe Golay

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

English Español
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Negociación de una Declaración sobre los derechos de los campesinos y de otras personas que trabajan en las zonas rurales

January 2015

Christophe Golay

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Cover of the Briefing No8: Autonomous Weapons Systems Under International Law

Briefing N°8: Autonomous Weapons Systems Under International Law

November 2014

Milena Costas Trascasas, Nathalie Weizmann

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Cover of the book The War Report 2013

The War Report 2013

November 2014

Stuart Casey-Maslen

Oxford University Press

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Cover of Nucelar Weapons Under International Law

Nuclear Weapons Under International Law: An Overview

October 2014

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and International Law and Policy Institute

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Cover of the Briefing No7: Foreign Fighters Under International Law

Briefing N°7: Foreign Fighters under International Law

October 2014

Sandra Krähenmann

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Briefing N°6: What Amounts to Serious Violations of International Human Rights Law?

August 2014

Takhmina Karimova

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Cover of the In-Brief No.4: The Situation of Women’s Rights 20 Years after the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights

The Situation of Women’s Rights 20 Years after the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights

July 2014

Alice Priddy

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Annual Report 2013

May 2014

Geneva Academy

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Cover of the book Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in International Law. Contemporary Issues and Challenges

Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in International Law. Contemporary Issues and Challenges

March 2014

Christophe Golay, Eibe Riedel

Oxford University Press

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Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Armed Conflict

The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Armed Conflict

March 2014

Paola Gaeta, Andrew Clapham

Oxford University Press

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Cover of the Briefing No5: Facilitating Peaceful Protests

Briefing N°5: Facilitating Peaceful Protests

January 2014

Milena Costas Trascasas

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Cover of the Policy Briefing No1: Reactions to Norms Armed Groups and the Protection of Civilians

Reactions to Norms Armed Groups and the Protection of Civilians

January 2014

Alice Priddy

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

English العربية
Cover of the book The War Report 2012

The War Report 2012

December 2013

Stuart Casey-Maslen

Oxford University Press

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Cover of the Briefing No4: The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers

Briefing N°4: The International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers

August 2013

Andrew Clapham, Scott Jerbi, Alice Priddy

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Cover of the In-Brief No3: Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders who cooperate with the United Nations System

Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders who cooperate with the United Nations System

August 2013

Ivona Truscan

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Cover of the In-Brief No2: The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Econimic, Social and Cultural Rights

The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Econimic, Social and Cultural Rights

July 2013

Irene Biglino, Christophe Golay

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Cover of the Briefing No3: The Arms Trade Treaty

Briefing N°3: The Arms Trade Treaty

June 2013

Tobias Vestner

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Annual Report 2012

May 2013

Geneva Academy

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Cover of the book Privatizing War - Private Military and Security Companies under Public International Law

Privatizing War - Private Military and Security Companies under Public International Law

March 2013

Vincent Chetail, Lindsey Cameron

Cambridge University Press

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Cover of the book Cassese's International Criminal Law

Cassese's International Criminal Law

January 2013

Paola Gaeta, Antonio Cassese

Oxford University Press

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Cover of the In-Brief No1: The Independence of Treaty Bodies’ Members

The Independence of UN Human Rights Treaty Body Members

December 2012

Ivona Truscan

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Cover of the Briefing No2: Draft Arms Trade Treaty

Briefing N°2: Draft Arms Trade Treaty

October 2012

Annyssa Bellal, Andrew Clapham, Stuart Casey-Malsen, Gilles Giacca

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Cover of the Briefing No1: Counterpiracy Under International Law

Briefing N°1: Counterpiracy Under International Law

August 2012

Stuart Casey-Malsen, Andrew Clapham, Alice Priddy

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Cover of the Annual Report 2011

Annual Report 2011

May 2012

Geneva Academy

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Cover of The Right to Food and Global Strategic Frameworks: The Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition (GSF) and the UN Comprehensive Framework of Action

The right to food and global strategic frameworks

March 2012

Christophe Golay, Michaela Büschi

FAO

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Cover of the book The Fight for the Right to Food

The Fight for the Right to Food: Lessons Learned

October 2011

Christophe Golay, Jean Ziegler, Claire Mahon

Palgrave Macmillan

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Cover of the Rules of Engagement: Protecting Civilians through Dialogue with Armed Non-State Actors

Rules of Engagement: Protecting Civilians through Dialogue with Armed Non-State Actors

October 2011

Annyssa Bellal, Stuart Casey-Maslen

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Cover of Règles d'engagement - La protection des civils à travers un dialogue avec les acteurs armés non étatiques

Règles d'engagement - La protection des civils à travers un dialogue avec les acteurs armés non étatiques

October 2011

Annyssa Bellal, Stuart Casey-Maslen

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Cover of Reglas del Juego - Cómo Proteger a los Civiles mediante el diálogo con los actores armados no estatales

Reglas del Juego - Cómo proteger a los civiles mediante el diálogo con los actores armados no estatales

October 2011

Annyssa Bellal, Stuart Casey-Maslen

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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