Vincent Chetail is Member of the Faculty of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies since 2003. He holds a PhD from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and a Master in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International Studies, a LLM in Public Law and a LLM in Comparative Law from the University of Lyon III Jean Moulin. He has recently been appointed as Associate Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International Studies.
He is Research Director at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Adjunct Professor of International Law at Webster University and Visiting Professor in several Universities (Paris XI, Lyon III, Tunis and Benin).
Vincent Chetail is Editor-in-Chief of Refugee Survey Quarterly (Oxford University Press) and co-director of the collections « Organisation internationale et relations internationales » and « Axes » at Bruylant (Brussels). He also regularly serves as a consultant to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
His current field of research relates to the relationships between general international law and international migration law. His recent publications include Globalization, Migration and Human Rights: International Law under Review, Bruylant, Brussels, 2007.
He currently heads the following research projects within the Programme: "Migration and International Organizations"; "Collection of International Migration Law Instruments"; "Human Rights of Migrants. Texts, Comments and Analysis of the Treaty-Bodies Practice".
Selected Publications Related to Global Migration Issues:
Books:
Code de droit international des migrations, Bruxelles: Bruylant (Collection: Codes en poche - N°27), 2008, 1744 p.
Mondialisation, migration et droits de l’homme: le droit international en question / Globalisation, migration and human rights: international law under review (editor), Bruxelles: Bruylant, 2007, 728 p.
Migration and International Legal Norms , (co-edited with Professor Alexander Aleinikoff), The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2003, 353 p.
Switzerland and the International Protection of Refugees, The Hague - London - New York : Kluwer Law International, 2002, 285 p.
La Convention de Genève du 28 juillet 1951 relative au statut des réfugiés: 50 ans après – bilan et perspectives, (co-edited with Professor Jean-François Flauss), Publication de l’Institut International pour les Droits de l’Homme et du Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés, Brussels: Bruylant, 2001, 456 p.
Articles/Chapters:
"Paradigm and Paradox of the Migration-Development Nexus: The New Border for North-South Dialogue", German Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 51, 2008, pp. 183-215.
"International Legal Protection of Migrants and Refugees: Ghetto or Incremental Protection? Some Preliminary Comments", in: K. Padmaja (ed.), Law of Refugees: Global Perspectives, New Delhi: ICFAI University Press, 2008, pp. 31-46
"Migration, droits de l’homme et souveraineté: le droit international dans tous ses Etats", in: Vincent Chetail (dir.), Mondialisation, migration et droits de l’homme : le droit international en question / Globalisation, migration and human rights: international law under review, Bruxelles: Bruylant, 2007, pp.13-133
"The Implementation of the Qualification Directive in France : One Step Forward and Two Steps Backwards", in: Karin Zwaan (ed.), The Qualification Directive: Central Themes, Problem Issues and Implementation in Selected Members States, Nijmegen : Wolf Legal Publishers, 2007, pp.87-101
"Le Code communautaire relatif au franchissement des frontières: une nouvelle étape dans la consolidation de l’acquis Schengen", in: Europe , août-septembre 2006, No.8-9, pp.4-7
"Le Comité des Nations Unies contre la torture et l’expulsion des étrangers: dix ans de jurisprudence", in: Revue suisse de droit international et européen, 2006, No.1, pp.63-104
"Le droit des réfugiés à l’épreuve des droits de l’homme: bilan de la jurisprudence de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme sur l'interdiction du renvoi des étrangers menacés de torture et de traitements inhumains ou dégradants", in: Revue belge de droit international, 2004, Vol.37, No.1, pp.155-210
"La réforme française de l’asile: prélude à la banalisation européenne du droit des réfugiés", in: Journal de droit international, 2004, Vol.131, No.3, pp.817-865
"Voluntary Repatriation in Public International Law: Concepts and Contents", in: Vincent Chetail (ed.), Voluntary Repatriation: Achievements & Prospects, Oxford University Press, 2004, pp.1-32
"Freedom of Movement and Transnational Migrations: A Human Rights Perspective", in: Alexander Aleinikoff & Vincent Chetail (eds.), Migration and International Legal Norms, The Hague – London – New York, T. M. C. Asser, 2003, pp.47-60
"Le principe de non-refoulement et le statut de réfugié en droit international", in: Vincent Chetail & Jean-François Flauss (eds.), La Convention de Genève du 28 juillet 1951 relative au statut des réfugiés – 50 ans après: bilan et perspectives, Publication de l’Institut International pour les Droits de l’Homme et du Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés, Brussels, Bruylant, 2001, pp.3-61
