Revisiting Customary IHL Series – A Question of Methodology: Should International Criminal Law Shape IHL?

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – A Question of Methodology: Should International Criminal Law Shape IHL?

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – A Question of Methodology: Should International Criminal Law Shape IHL? Editors’ note: This post is part of a series relating to the ICRC’s Customary International Humanitarian Law Study, featured across Articles of...
Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part II

Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part II

Non-State Cyber Actors in the 12-Day War – The Gray Zone of LOAC, Part II Editors’ note: In a prior post Professor Gary Corn described recent cyber operations undertaken during conflict between Iran and Israel. He related details of the hacking group, Predatory...
From Outrage to Engagement: Might Promoting Compliance Succeed Where Condemnation Has Failed?

From Outrage to Engagement: Might Promoting Compliance Succeed Where Condemnation Has Failed?

From Outrage to Engagement: Might Promoting Compliance Succeed Where Condemnation Has Failed? The mood at this year’s European Humanitarian Forum (EHF) oscillated between frustration, foreboding, and a pervasive sense of hyper-normalization. The Secretary-General of...
Prosecuting the Starvation War Crime in Germany: The Yarmouk Case

Prosecuting the Starvation War Crime in Germany: The Yarmouk Case

Prosecuting the Starvation War Crime in Germany: The Yarmouk Case On 6 June 2024, the Investigative Judge at the Federal Court of Justice issued arrest warrants for five individuals apprehended in Germany. The suspects, taken into custody a month later, allegedly...
Australia’s Afghanistan Inquiry Compensation Scheme: A Pragmatic Model for Individual Reparations

Australia’s Afghanistan Inquiry Compensation Scheme: A Pragmatic Model for Individual Reparations

Australia’s Afghanistan Inquiry Compensation Scheme: A Pragmatic Model for Individual Reparations Editors’ note: This post draws from the author’s forthcoming examination of the Afghanistan Inquiry Compensation Scheme’s legal framework and...
Ukraine Symposium – War Termination: Legal Implications for International Security

Ukraine Symposium – War Termination: Legal Implications for International Security

Ukraine Symposium – War Termination: Legal Implications for International Security The Kremlin announced on June 20 that it would finalize a date for a third round of peace talks with Ukraine. This follows two meetings in Istanbul on May 16 and June 2, 2025, marking...