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Marina Sharpe
| Jun 5, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Humanitarian Assistance in International Law and the Distinction Between Preventive Assistance and Emergency Relief in Armed Conflict Editors’ note: This post highlights work from the author’s forthcoming book, Humanitarian Assistance in International Law, published...
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Alice Edwards
| Jun 3, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Prosecuting Wartime Sexual Torture: The Uneven Trajectory of International Jurisprudence Sexual violence in armed conflict is rarely the product of a few undisciplined soldiers. In today’s major wars, it is frequently deployed as a deliberate method of domination,...
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William H. Boothby
| Jun 1, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog
AI, the Box, and the Black It was my honour and privilege to be invited to attend, and participate in a panel at, the U.S. Cyber Command Legal Conference, “Innovation to Impact” from 28 to 30 April 2026. The Conference addressed, inter alia, issues arising from the...
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Oded Hen
| May 29, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Are Evacuation Orders Unlawful Under International Law? A Case Study of Southern Lebanon Recent commentaries have characterized evacuation orders in contemporary armed conflicts, including those of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in southern Lebanon, as forcible...
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Raoul Cardellini Leipertz
| May 27, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Space Law, Targeting
From Imagery to Targeting: Commercial Satellite Support in War Commercial Earth Observation (EO) and geospatial intelligence firms now provide near-real-time imagery and analysis during active hostilities. Existing international humanitarian law (IHL) applies to these...
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Kathy Paradis
| May 26, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law
Legal Interoperability Lessons from the Red Sea The landscape of 21st century warfare is rapidly changing. After 20 years of fighting terrorism by non-State actors, great power competition and hybrid threats now dominate the security landscape, along with a return to...
