Dr Christophe Golay
Christophe Golay is lecturer at the Geneva Center for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action, mainly focusing on human rights and food security.
Christophe
Golay holds a PhD in International Relations (specialisation in International
Law) and a double Master in International Law and International Relations from
the Graduate Institute (IHEID) in Geneva. From 2001 to 2008 he was Legal
Adviser to the first UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. He has served
on United Nations missions in many countries including Brazil, Guatemala,
Bolivia, Cuba, Niger, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, India and the Occupied Palestinian
Territories. He is visiting lecturer at the Graduate Institute (IHEID) and at
the University of Fribourg, as well as external member of the Council of the
Interdisciplinary Institute for Ethics and Human Rights at the University of
Fribourg.
Fields of interest:
- Human rights
- International humanitarian law
- UN
- Food security
- Right to food
Selected publications
The Fight for the Right to Food. Lessons Learned, with Jean Ziegler, Claire Mahon and Sally-Anne Way, London, Palgrave Macmillan, February 2011, 464p
Droit à l’alimentation et accès à la justice, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2011, 356p
The impact of UN Special Procedures on the developments and implementation of economic, social and cultural rights”, with Claire Mahon and Ioana Cismas, International Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2011, pp. 299-318
The Food Crisis and Food Security: Towards a New World Food Order?”, International Development Policy Series, Volume 1, 2010, pp. 215-232
“The Right to Food and the Right to Life” in D. Fraser and G. Almeida Rodrigues (eds), Disrespect Today, Conflict Tomorrow. The Politics of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Nottingham, Critical, Cultural and Communications Press, 2009, pp. 151-158
“Le droit à l’alimentation”, Annuaire suisse de politique de développement, Vol. 27, No. 1, Genève, IHEID, 2008, pp. 152-156
"Estar a cubierto del hambre, de la subalimentación y de la desnutrición es un derecho”, in A. Guerra and J. F. Tezanos (eds), Las políticas de la tierra, Madrid, Editorial Sistema, 2006, pp. 281-299
“The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights before domestic courts”, in M. Borghi and L. Postiglione Blommestein (eds), The Right to Adequate Food and Access to Justice, Bruylant, Schulthess, 2006, pp. 117-149 "
"Le droit à l’alimentation: une exigence face à la loi du plus fort”, with Jean Ziegler and Sally-Anne Way, in J. Duchatel and F. Rochat (eds), ONU. Droits pour tous ou loi du plus fort ?, Geneva, CETIM, 2005, pp. 332-348
“The right to food and clean water”, co-authored with Jean Ziegler and Sally-Anne Way, in R.K.M Smith and C. van den Anker (eds), The Essentials of Human Rights, London, Hodder Arnold Press, 2005, pp. 135-147
“Le droit à l’alimentation”, co-authored with Jean Ziegler and Sally-Anne Way, L’Observateur des Nations Unies, No. 17 – Automne-Hiver 2004, pp. 3-19.
“Le droit à l’alimentation”, with Sally-Anne Way, in Action contre la faim, Géopolitique de la faim. Faim et responsabilités, Paris, PUF, 2004, pp. 227-243
“Etre à l’abri de la faim et de la malnutrition est un droit”, in Y. Reinharz Hazan and P. Chastonay (eds), Santé et droits de l’homme. Les malades de l’indifférence, Geneva, Editions Médecine & Hygiène, 2004, pp. 157-171
Jean Ziegler, en collaboration avec Sally-Anne Way et Christophe Golay, Le droit à l’alimentation, Paris, Editions Mille et une nuits, Fayard, 2003, 228p Other publications available online
Legal Opinion on the Right to Property from a Human Rights’ Perspective, with Ioana Cismas, Montreal, Rights & Democracy, ADH-Geneva, 2010, 32p (http://www.dd-rd.ca/site/_PDF/publications/humanright-en.pdf)
The right of peoples to self-determination and to permanent sovereignty over their natural resources seen from a human rights’ perspective, with Melik Özden, Geneva, CETIM, 2010, 64p (http://www.cetim.ch/en/publications_brochures.php)
The Right of Peasants, Critical Report No. 5, Geneva, CETIM, 2009, 22p (http://www.cetim.ch/en/documents/report_5.pdf)
The Right to Food and Access to Justice: Examples at the national, regional and international levels, Rome, FAO, 2009, 65p (http://www.fao.org/righttofood/publi09/justiciability_en.pdf)
The Right to Water, Critical Report No. 6, Geneva, CETIM, 2009, 17p (http://www.cetim.ch/en/documents/report_6.pdf)
"Towards a Convention on the Rights of Peasants” in A. Paasch and S. Murphy (eds), The Global Food Challenge. Towards a Human Rights Approach to Trade and Investment Policies, 2009, pp. 102-111 (http://www.fian.org/resources/documents/others/the-global-food-challenge/pdf)
The Global Food Crisis and the Right to Food, Critical Report No. 3, Geneva, CETIM, 2008, 14p (http://www.cetim.ch/en/documents/report_3.pdf) Human Rights and Desertification: Exploring the Complementarity of International Human Rights Law and the United Nations Conventions to Combat Desertification, with Jean Ziegler, Grégoire de Kalb, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2011, 356p
The Fight for the Right to Food. Lessons Learned, with Jean Ziegler, Claire Mahon and Sally-Anne Way, London, Palgrave Macmillan, February 2011, 464p
“The impact of UN Special Procedures on the developments and implementation of economic, social and cultural rights”, with Claire Mahon and Ioana Cismas, International Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2011, pp. 299-318
“Crise et sécurité alimentaires: vers un nouvel ordre alimentaire mondial ?”, Revue internationale de politique de développement, Volume 1, 2010, pp. 229-248
“The Right to Food and the Right to Life” in D. Fraser and G. Almeida Rodrigues (eds), Disrespect Today, Conflict Tomorrow. The Politics of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Nottingham, Critical, Cultural and Communications Press, 2009, pp. 151-158
“Le droit à l’alimentation”, Annuaire suisse de politique de développement, Vol. 27, No. 1, Genève, IHEID, 2008, pp. 152-156
“Estar a cubierto del hambre, de la subalimentación y de la desnutrición es un derecho”, in A. Guerra and J. F. Tezanos (eds), Las políticas de la tierra, Madrid, Editorial Sistema, 2006, pp. 281-299
“The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights before domestic courts”, in M. Borghi and L. Postiglione Blommestein (eds), The Right to Adequate Food and Access to Justice, Bruylant, Schulthess, 2006, pp. 117-149
“Le droit à l’alimentation: une exigence face à la loi du plus fort”, with Jean Ziegler and Sally-Anne Way, in J. Duchatel and F. Rochat (eds), ONU. Droits pour tous ou loi du plus fort ?, Geneva, CETIM, 2005, pp. 332-348
“The right to food and clean water”, with Jean Ziegler and Sally-Anne Way, in R.K.M Smith and C. van den Anker (eds), The Essentials of Human Rights, London, Hodder Arnold Press, 2005, pp. 135-147
“Le droit à l’alimentation”, with Jean Ziegler and Sally-Anne Way, L’Observateur des Nations Unies, No. 17 – Automne-Hiver 2004, pp. 3-19.
“Le droit à l’alimentation”, with Sally-Anne Way, in Action contre la faim, Géopolitique de la faim. Faim et responsabilités, Paris, PUF, 2004, pp. 227-243
“Etre à l’abri de la faim et de la malnutrition est un droit”, in Y. Reinharz Hazan and P. Chastonay (eds), Santé et droits de l’homme. Les malades de l’indifférence, Geneva, Editions Médecine & Hygiène, 2004, pp. 157-171
Jean Ziegler, en collaboration avec Sally-Anne Way et
Christophe Golay, Le droit à l’alimentation, Paris,
Editions Mille et une nuits, Fayard, 2003, 228p
Other publications on line :
Legal Opinion on the Right to Property from a Human Rights’ Perspective, with Ioana Cismas, Montreal, Rights & Democracy, ADH-Geneva, 2010, 32p (http://www.dd-rd.ca/site/_PDF/publications/humanright-en.pdf)
The right of peoples to self-determination and to permanent sovereignty over their natural resources seen from a human rights’ perspective, with Melik Özden, Geneva, CETIM, 2010, 64p (http://www.cetim.ch/en/publications_brochures.php)
The Right of Peasants, Critical Report No. 5, Geneva, CETIM, 2009, 22p (http://www.cetim.ch/en/documents/report_5.pdf)
The Right to Food and Access to Justice: Examples at the national, regional and international levels, Rome, FAO, 2009, 65p (http://www.fao.org/righttofood/publi09/justiciability_en.pdf)
The Right to Water, Critical Report No. 6, Geneva, CETIM, 2009, 17p (http://www.cetim.ch/en/documents/report_6.pdf)
“Towards a Convention on the Rights of Peasants” in A. Paasch and S. Murphy (eds), The Global Food Challenge. Towards a Human Rights Approach to Trade and Investment Policies, 2009, pp. 102-111 (http://www.fian.org/resources/documents/others/the-global-food-challenge/pdf)
The Global Food Crisis and the Right to Food, Critical Report No. 3, Geneva, CETIM, 2008, 14p (http://www.cetim.ch/en/documents/report_3.pdf)
Human Rights and Desertification: Exploring the Complementarity of International Human Rights Law and the United Nations Conventions to Combat Desertification, with Jean Ziegler, Grégoire de Kalbermatten, Liliane Ortega, Claire Mahon, Sally-Anne Way and Michaela Büschi, Bonn, UNDDC, 2008, 34p (http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/docs/HumanRightsandDesertification.pdf)
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Critical Report No. 2, Geneva, CETIM, 2008, 14p (http://www.cetim.ch/en/documents/report_2.pdf)
The Right to Housing, with Melik Özden, Geneva, CETIM, 2007, 60p (http://www.cetim.ch/en/documents/bro7-log-A4-an.pdf)
The Right to Food, Geneva, CETIM, 2005, 54p (http://www.cetim.ch/en/documents/Br-alim-A4couv-an.pdf)
