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Al Hassan Symposium – A Disappointment for the Victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Timbuktu
Editors’ note: This post is part of a joint symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Lawand Articles of War blogs. The symposium addresses the ICC’s judgment in the Al Hassan case. The introductory post is available here. On June 26, 2024, the...
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Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Israeli Hostage Rescue Mission and Perfidy
On 8 June, Israel rescued four hostages being held by Hamas in the Nuseirat neighborhood of central Gaza. According to reports, an Israeli police...
Who Speaks for Humanity?
In a previous post on Articles of War, I argued that it was wrong to assess rules for the conduct of war without giving some consideration to the...
Lieber Studies Making and Shaping LOAC Volume – “Law of War Unmaking”
Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s chapter in Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict (Sandesh Sivakumaran and Christian R....
Under Siege: LOAC Obligations of the Besieged Party
Editors’ Note: Articles of War previously published a longer work on the subject of States’ responses to malicious or hostile actions as both...
Lieber Studies Making and Shaping LOAC Volume – Between War and the Text: The Pedagogical Life of IHL
Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s chapter in Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict (Sandesh Sivakumaran and Christian R....
Lessons Learned from the Latest Rendition Cases at the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recently finalized its judgment against Lithuania in a case involving Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) detainees....
Lieber Studies Making and Shaping LOAC Volume – The Application of LOAC in Domestic Courts and the Question of Expertise
Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s chapter in Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict (Sandesh Sivakumaran and Christian R....
Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – The Gospel, Lavender, and the Law of Armed Conflict
In November 2023, +972 Magazine and Local Call published a joint report on Israel Defense Force (IDF) targeting operations, labeling them a “mass...
Lieber Studies Making and Shaping LOAC Volume – Universality and Regionalism in Making and Shaping LOAC
Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s chapter in Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict (Sandesh Sivakumaran and Christian R....
Lieber Studies Making and Shaping LOAC Volume – The Development of the LOAC by International Criminal Tribunals
Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s chapter in Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict (Sandesh Sivakumaran and Christian R....
Farewell to LTC Christopher Malis
This week Articles of War and the Lieber Institute for Law and Warfare bid farewell to Lieutenant Colonel Chris Malis. For two years, Chris served...
Distinction and the Rule of Perfidy within the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Editors' note: This post is based on course work that Luke Gigliotti completed in his final year as a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy West Point....