Ukraine Symposium – Transfers of POWs to Third States
by Marten Zwanenburg, Arjen Vermeer | Jul 19, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Transfers of POWs to Third States Introduction On 9 June 2023, media reported that Hungary received eleven Ukrainian Prisoners of War (POWs) from Russia. More than a week later, Reuters reported that three of these persons had been repatriated to...
The United States Should Ratify the Rome Statute
by David Scheffer | Jul 17, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Other Bodies of Law, US-ICC Symposium
The United States Should Ratify the Rome Statute (Editor’s note: This article is part of a joint symposium hosted by Just Security and Articles of War. The symposium addresses topics discussed at a workshop held at The George Washington University Law School...
International Law and Accountability for the Nova Kakhovka Dam Disaster
by Mara Tignino, Tadesse Kebebew, Caroline Pellaton | Jul 13, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility
International Law and Accountability for the Nova Kakhovka Dam Disaster The Dnieper River is one of the largest transboundary rivers in Europe, originating in Russia, flowing through Belarus and Ukraine before reaching the Black Sea. The river is Ukraine’s primary...
How Qualified Neutrality Impacts the Law of Contraband
by Martin Fink | Jul 11, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality
How Qualified Neutrality Impacts the Law of Contraband It is often thought that the outcome of the Russia-Ukraine conflict may depend heavily on the amount and type of military equipment that both parties are able to bring to the battlefield. Depriving the enemy State...
Collateral Damage and Innocent Bystanders in War
by Charles Trumbull | Jul 10, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict
Collateral Damage and Innocent Bystanders in War This post is based on the author’s article in the Stanford Journal of International Law and is posted here with the permission of SJIL. It is generally accepted in moral philosophy that it is prohibited to knowingly...