Awalou Ouedraogo
Associate Professor
Chair, Department of Equity Studies
Office: Room 332 Atkinson Building
Email: awalouo@yorku.ca
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Awalou Ouedraogo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University. He holds a MA and PhD in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, University of Geneva, Switzerland. His research interests include public international law, history and philosophy of law, International human rights law, law of armed conflicts, law of the United Nations, diplomacy, theories of war, peace building and state formation in Africa.
Degrees
PhD, International Law, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, University of Geneva, SwitzerlandMA, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Research Interests
- Knight of the National Order of Merit, Burkina Faso - 2021
- Burkina Faso - Canada Distinguished Fellowship - 2020
- Distinguished Research Fellowship - 2024
International Law of Solidarity, Paris, Pedone, 2023 (Forthcoming).
Due Diligence in International Law. Theoretical Foundation. Toronto: De Sitter Press, 2021, 305 pages.
Race In-Equity: Intersectionality, Social Determinants of Health and Human Rights. Edited with Merle A. Jacobs. Toronto: APF Press, 2017, 417 pages.
“Philosophical Aspects of International Regionalism”, in: Seni M. Ouedraogo (ed.), Le droit communautaire africain d’hier à aujourd’hui. Mélanges en l’Honneur du Pr. Luc M. Ibriga, Ouagadougou, University of Ouagadougou Press, 2022, pp. 9-26.
“Emerging Powers and Conflicts Management in Africa”, in: Sabine Lavorel, Delphine Deschaux-Dutard (dir.), Emerging Powers and International Security, Brussel, Peter Lang, 2017, pp. 195-219.
“Equity and the Voting Rights of Non-resident Canadian Citizen”, in: Awalou Ouedraogo and Merle A. Jacobs (eds.), Race In-Equity: Intersectionality, Social Determinants of Health and Human Rights, Toronto, APF Press, 2017, pp. 239-266.
“On the Humanization of International Law”, in: Awalou Ouedraogo and Merle A. Jacobs (eds.), Race In-Equity: Intersectionality, Social Determinants of Health and Human Rights, Toronto, APF Press, 2017, pp. 352-393.
“Embassy”, in: Pascal Mbongo, Carlo Santulli, François Hervouët (dir.), Encyclopedic Dictionary of the State, Paris, Berger Levraut, 2014, pp. 49-52
“International Law and Contemporary Security Changes: Does the Prohibition of the Use of Force Obsolete?”, in: Stanislav Kirschbaum, (ed.), The Challenges of the Western Security System, Brussel, Bruylant, 2014, pp. 49-75
“International Neutrality”, in: Pascal Mbongo, Carlo Santulli, François Hervouët (dir.), Encyclopedic Dictionary of the State, Paris, Berger Levraut, 2014, pp. 672-675
“Are International Law Scholars Miserable Comforters? On the Celebration of the Funeral of the United Nations Charter in Ukraine and Gaza”, Venegre: The African Review of Legal, Administrative and Political Science, April 2024, pp. 1-27
“The Ontological and Normative Foundations of International Solidarity”, Quebec Journal of International Law, vol. 35:2 (2023), pp. 63-92.
“Do the Sahel States have a Right to International Solidarity?”, Venegre: African Review of Legal, Administrative and Political Science, October 2022, pp. 1-27.
“From Political to Digital Animal: On the Human Sociability”, Venegre: African Review of Legal, Administrative and Political Science, March 2021, pp. 1-6
“Progressive Humanization of International Legal Order: A Kantian Perspective”, African Yearbook of International Law, vol. 22 (2016), pp. 202-240. Publisher: Brill | Nijhoff, Leiden, June 2019.
“Time and Constitutional Law”, Burkina Law Review, vol. 54 (2018), pp. 109-137]
“I vote therefore I am. The Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Frank v. Canada (Attorney General) and the external voting rights”, Belgium Constitutional Law Review, 2017 (4), pp. 365-386]. Publisher : Larcier, Brussels.
“The Rebirth of jus gentium or the Cosmopolitan Foundation of the Law of International Community”, Francophone State Review of Law and Politics, vol. 70:1 (2016), pp. 77-105. Publisher: LGDJ, Paris
“Standards and Standardization: The Variable Normativity in International Law”, Quebec Journal of International Law, vol. 26:1 (2014), pp. 155-186
“Elements of a Philosophy of Law in Africa”, African Yearbook of International Law, vol. 20 (2013), pp. 41-80. Publisher: Brill | Nijhoff
“Due Diligence in International Law: From a Rule of Neutrality to a General Principle Law”, Ottawa General Law Review, vol. 42:2 (2012), pp. 641-683. Publisher: Wilson & Lafleur
“Neutrality and the Emergence of Due Diligence in International Law: The Alabama Case Revisited”, Journal of the History of International Law, vol. 13 (2011), pp. 307-346. Publisher: Brill | Nijhoff]
“Positivism in International Law: Epistemological Foundation of a Mecanicist Paradigm”, Ottawa General Law Review, vol. 40:2 (2010), pp. 1-44.
“Positivism in International Law: Epistemological Foundation of a Mecanicist Paradigm”, Ottawa General Law Review, vol. 40:2 (2010), pp. 1-44. Publisher: Wilson & Lafleur
“State Responsibility and the Evolution of the Concept of Fault in International Law”, Quebec Journal of International Law, vol. 21:2 (2010), 129-166
International Law of Solidarity, Paris, Pedone, 2023 (Forthcoming)
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/HREQ4460 6.0 | A | HREQ Work-Focused Placement Course | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/HREQ4460 6.0 | A | HREQ Work-Focused Placement Course | SEMR |
Awalou Ouedraogo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University. He holds a MA and PhD in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, University of Geneva, Switzerland. His research interests include public international law, history and philosophy of law, International human rights law, law of armed conflicts, law of the United Nations, diplomacy, theories of war, peace building and state formation in Africa.
Degrees
PhD, International Law, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, University of Geneva, SwitzerlandMA, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Research Interests
Awards
- Knight of the National Order of Merit, Burkina Faso - 2021
- Burkina Faso - Canada Distinguished Fellowship - 2020
- Distinguished Research Fellowship - 2024
All Publications
“Philosophical Aspects of International Regionalism”, in: Seni M. Ouedraogo (ed.), Le droit communautaire africain d’hier à aujourd’hui. Mélanges en l’Honneur du Pr. Luc M. Ibriga, Ouagadougou, University of Ouagadougou Press, 2022, pp. 9-26.
“Emerging Powers and Conflicts Management in Africa”, in: Sabine Lavorel, Delphine Deschaux-Dutard (dir.), Emerging Powers and International Security, Brussel, Peter Lang, 2017, pp. 195-219.
“Equity and the Voting Rights of Non-resident Canadian Citizen”, in: Awalou Ouedraogo and Merle A. Jacobs (eds.), Race In-Equity: Intersectionality, Social Determinants of Health and Human Rights, Toronto, APF Press, 2017, pp. 239-266.
“On the Humanization of International Law”, in: Awalou Ouedraogo and Merle A. Jacobs (eds.), Race In-Equity: Intersectionality, Social Determinants of Health and Human Rights, Toronto, APF Press, 2017, pp. 352-393.
“Embassy”, in: Pascal Mbongo, Carlo Santulli, François Hervouët (dir.), Encyclopedic Dictionary of the State, Paris, Berger Levraut, 2014, pp. 49-52
“International Law and Contemporary Security Changes: Does the Prohibition of the Use of Force Obsolete?”, in: Stanislav Kirschbaum, (ed.), The Challenges of the Western Security System, Brussel, Bruylant, 2014, pp. 49-75
“International Neutrality”, in: Pascal Mbongo, Carlo Santulli, François Hervouët (dir.), Encyclopedic Dictionary of the State, Paris, Berger Levraut, 2014, pp. 672-675
International Law of Solidarity, Paris, Pedone, 2023 (Forthcoming).
Due Diligence in International Law. Theoretical Foundation. Toronto: De Sitter Press, 2021, 305 pages.
Race In-Equity: Intersectionality, Social Determinants of Health and Human Rights. Edited with Merle A. Jacobs. Toronto: APF Press, 2017, 417 pages.
“Are International Law Scholars Miserable Comforters? On the Celebration of the Funeral of the United Nations Charter in Ukraine and Gaza”, Venegre: The African Review of Legal, Administrative and Political Science, April 2024, pp. 1-27
“The Ontological and Normative Foundations of International Solidarity”, Quebec Journal of International Law, vol. 35:2 (2023), pp. 63-92.
“Do the Sahel States have a Right to International Solidarity?”, Venegre: African Review of Legal, Administrative and Political Science, October 2022, pp. 1-27.
“From Political to Digital Animal: On the Human Sociability”, Venegre: African Review of Legal, Administrative and Political Science, March 2021, pp. 1-6
“Progressive Humanization of International Legal Order: A Kantian Perspective”, African Yearbook of International Law, vol. 22 (2016), pp. 202-240. Publisher: Brill | Nijhoff, Leiden, June 2019.
“Time and Constitutional Law”, Burkina Law Review, vol. 54 (2018), pp. 109-137]
“I vote therefore I am. The Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Frank v. Canada (Attorney General) and the external voting rights”, Belgium Constitutional Law Review, 2017 (4), pp. 365-386]. Publisher : Larcier, Brussels.
“The Rebirth of jus gentium or the Cosmopolitan Foundation of the Law of International Community”, Francophone State Review of Law and Politics, vol. 70:1 (2016), pp. 77-105. Publisher: LGDJ, Paris
“Standards and Standardization: The Variable Normativity in International Law”, Quebec Journal of International Law, vol. 26:1 (2014), pp. 155-186
“Elements of a Philosophy of Law in Africa”, African Yearbook of International Law, vol. 20 (2013), pp. 41-80. Publisher: Brill | Nijhoff
“Due Diligence in International Law: From a Rule of Neutrality to a General Principle Law”, Ottawa General Law Review, vol. 42:2 (2012), pp. 641-683. Publisher: Wilson & Lafleur
“Neutrality and the Emergence of Due Diligence in International Law: The Alabama Case Revisited”, Journal of the History of International Law, vol. 13 (2011), pp. 307-346. Publisher: Brill | Nijhoff]
“Positivism in International Law: Epistemological Foundation of a Mecanicist Paradigm”, Ottawa General Law Review, vol. 40:2 (2010), pp. 1-44.
“Positivism in International Law: Epistemological Foundation of a Mecanicist Paradigm”, Ottawa General Law Review, vol. 40:2 (2010), pp. 1-44. Publisher: Wilson & Lafleur
“State Responsibility and the Evolution of the Concept of Fault in International Law”, Quebec Journal of International Law, vol. 21:2 (2010), 129-166
International Law of Solidarity, Paris, Pedone, 2023 (Forthcoming)
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/HREQ4460 6.0 | A | HREQ Work-Focused Placement Course | SEMR |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/HREQ4460 6.0 | A | HREQ Work-Focused Placement Course | SEMR |
