Deficiencies and Ambiguities of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Deficiencies and Ambiguities of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

by | Sep 30, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Other Bodies of Law

Deficiencies and Ambiguities of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Touted as an effort to “reframe the debate on nuclear weapons,” the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has currently accumulated 66 ratifications, a little over a year...
Civilian Risk Mitigation: Why Context Matters

Civilian Risk Mitigation: Why Context Matters

by | Sep 27, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict

Civilian Risk Mitigation: Why Context Matters The proverbial dust is now settling on the blast that was the publication of the new Civilian Mitigation Response and Action Plan (CHMR-AP). The reaction to this “response” plan has been mixed to say the least, with some...
Türkiye’s Threats against Greece: A Violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter?

Türkiye’s Threats against Greece: A Violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter?

by | Sep 26, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Use of Force

Türkiye’s Threats against Greece: A Violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter? On September 5-6, 2022, the Greek Foreign Minister Mr. Nikos Dendias sent letters to the EU, NATO, and the UN to bring to their attention public statements made by Türkiye’s President...
The U.S. DoD Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan on Future Battlefields

The U.S. DoD Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan on Future Battlefields

by , | Sep 23, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict

The U.S. DoD Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan on Future Battlefields On August 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP). In a previous post, Dan E. Stigall and Anna...
The “General Close of Military Operations” and the End of Armed Conflicts

The “General Close of Military Operations” and the End of Armed Conflicts

by | Sep 21, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict

The “General Close of Military Operations” and the End of Armed Conflicts The temporal scope of applicability of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) or Law of Armed Conflict (LoAC) – terms I use interchangeably in this post – has long been of personal scholarly...
The Israeli Unlawful Combatants Law Turns Twenty

The Israeli Unlawful Combatants Law Turns Twenty

by | Sep 20, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism

The Israeli Unlawful Combatants Law Turns Twenty Twenty years ago, in 2002, Israel enacted the Law on Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants (UCL or “the Law”). The UCL aimed to provide a basis in domestic legislation, in conformity with international law, for...