Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Study 2.0 Featuring the Martens Clause: Tool Rather Than Subject

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Study 2.0 Featuring the Martens Clause: Tool Rather Than Subject

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Study 2.0 Featuring the Martens Clause: Tool Rather Than Subject Editors’ note: This post is part of a series relating to the ICRC’s Customary International Humanitarian Law Study, featured across Articles of...
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...
Revisiting Customary IHL Series – The ICRC’s Study at 20

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – The ICRC’s Study at 20

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – The ICRC’s Study at 20 Editors’ note: This post introduces a series relating to the ICRC’s Customary International Humanitarian Law Study, featured across Articles of War and Völkerrechtsblog. The series highlights presentations...
When Belligerent Drones Knock on Neutral Waters: Archipelagic Sea Lanes in the Age of Kamikaze Systems

When Belligerent Drones Knock on Neutral Waters: Archipelagic Sea Lanes in the Age of Kamikaze Systems

When Belligerent Drones Knock on Neutral Waters: Archipelagic Sea Lanes in the Age of Kamikaze Systems In 2024 to 2025, escalating tensions between Israel and Iran saw waves of missiles and drones cross regional skies. Jordan, a neutral (non-belligerent) State,...
Is There a Victim State Exemption from Immunity Ratione Personae Accruing to Heads of Aggressor States?

Is There a Victim State Exemption from Immunity Ratione Personae Accruing to Heads of Aggressor States?

Is There a Victim State Exemption from Immunity Ratione Personae Accruing to Heads of Aggressor States? When considering the application of immunity ratione personae to heads of aggressor States, we invariably assume that it applies erga omnes, that is, vis-à-vis the...
The Ban on Force or the System: What’s Really Dying?

The Ban on Force or the System: What’s Really Dying?

The Ban on Force or the System: What’s Really Dying? In the past year, a growing chorus of voices has warned that the international “rule-based” order—along with the prohibition on the use of force—is unraveling, with the United States poised to withdraw from the very...