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Françoise Hampson
| Jul 5, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Human Rights, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
How Human Rights Law Bodies Handle Situations of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Law This is the second of two posts dealing with aspects of the relationship between the law of armed conflict (LOAC) and Human Rights Law (HRsL). HRsL bodies have long dealt with cases...
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Françoise Hampson
| Jul 1, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
The Relationship Between the Law of Armed Conflict and International Human Rights Law This is the first of two posts on two specific aspects of the relationship between the law of armed conflict (LOAC) and international human rights law (HRsL). This post deals with...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jun 30, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Other Bodies of Law
Finland and Sweden Invited to Join NATO: Significance and Process On 29-30 June in Madrid, NATO held what its Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, labeled a “historic and transformative” summit. Indeed, it was. And unsurprisingly so, for as the Secretary-General...
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Chris Jenks
| Jun 28, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Other Bodies of Law, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – The Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group & Ukrainian Prosecutions of Russian POWs – Part 3 In two previous posts (here and here), I addressed guilty pleas by three Russian soldiers recently processed by two Ukrainian domestic, civilian courts. This...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jun 27, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Policy, Weapons Law
Déjà Vu: International Landmine Law and the New U.S. Landmine Policy Following a “comprehensive policy review,” the Biden Administration announced significant changes to U.S. Anti-Personnel Landmine (APL) policy on June 21, 2022. The new policy reverses most aspects...
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Chris Jenks
| Jun 24, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – The Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group & Ukrainian Prosecutions of Russian POWs – Part 2 A prior post recounted the recent trial and guilty plea by Russian Army Sergeant Shishimarin in Ukraine. That post identified a number of important...
