Articles of War
Anything Other Than a Classic NIAC: Examining Myanmar’s Legal Battlefield
Myanmar’s civil unrest is traditionally characterised as a non-international armed conflict (NIAC). It arguably represents one of the most enduring civil wars in modern history. For the past seven decades, since independence from British colonial rule, the State has...
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Keeping the Ukraine-Russia Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello Issues Separate
In any situation of international armed conflict (IAC), such as that between Ukraine and Russia right now, two bodies of law necessarily come into...
Providing Arms and Materiel to Ukraine: Neutrality, Co-belligerency, and the Use of Force
Since the outbreak of renewed hostilities on February 24, numerous States have provided Ukraine significant military assistance in its ongoing armed...
On War
As the invasion of Ukraine was starting, the Russian Ambassador to the United Nationals responded to the Ukrainian Special Envoy “Don’t call this a...
Russian Troops Out of Uniform and Prisoner of War Status
The presence of Russian troops in civilian clothes or Ukrainian military uniforms has been repeatedly reported during the conflict, especially...
Russia’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine & The Role of International Law
The United States’ leadership of Western opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the correct response. No question. The entire international...
Siege Law
Images of the million or more persons who have fled toward neighboring States highlight the tragic humanitarian impact of the ongoing armed conflict...
Combatant Privileges and Protections
Discussions of the status of persons in armed conflict over the past two decades have centered on the paucity of rules for such categorizations and...
Prisoners of War in Occupied Territory
It seems increasingly likely that the international armed conflict raging in Ukraine will devolve into a partial Russian occupation of large...
The Abuse of “Peacekeeping”
On 21 February, President Vladimir Putin explained that Russian forces would enter Ukraine to “perform peacekeeping functions.” Earlier this year...
Closing the Turkish Straits in Times of War
On February 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic as...
Application of IHL by and to Proxies: The “Republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk
From March 2014 until 23 February 2022, Russia denied any involvement in Ukraine (other than Crimea which it has annexed). It claimed that...
Are Molotov Cocktails Lawful Weapons?
A frequent feature of violent riots and revolts, the Molotov cocktail has reappeared in reports of Ukraine’s preparations to resist the ongoing...
