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Terry D. Gill
| Jun 26, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
Israel (and the United States) vs. Iran: Self-Defence and Forcible Counterproliferation A number of experts have set out their position on whether Israel has a credible claim to self-defence as a legal basis for its recent and ongoing series of strikes against Iranian...
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Chad Bird,
Michelle Lukomski
| Jun 26, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict
Ready Soldier One: Video Game Incentives and Law of Armed Conflict Compliance A gamer sits in his room, headset on, staring unblinkingly at a screen. He is closing on his final target in a Call of Duty battle royale match. With a well-placed shot, he takes down the...
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Alexander Orakhelashvili
| Jun 25, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation
Statehood and the Law of Armed Conflict This post highlights an important aspect of my latest monograph, The Essence and Reality of States – Effectiveness, Recognition and Legitimacy. The monograph is mainly about the genealogy of notions that have long informed...
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Natia Kalandarishvili-Mueller
| Jun 24, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation
Protection of Cultural Property in Prolonged Military Occupation This year marks the eleventh anniversary of Russia’s occupation and illegal annexation of Crimea, a region internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. Against this backdrop and Russia’s 2022...
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René Värk
| Jun 23, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility
Estonia’s New Push to Seize Immobilised Russian State Assets Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has caused extensive material damage. The World Bank Group, the government of Ukraine, the European Union, and the United Nations released a latest “Rapid Damage and Needs...
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Stuart Casey-Maslen
| Jun 20, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
The Prosecution of Terrorism as a War Crime Despite the persistent condemnation of terrorism by States and international organizations, and the frequent prosecution of terrorism as an offence under domestic law, the prosecution of terrorism as a war crime is a...
