Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Reoccupied? The Israel Supreme Court’s Judgment in Gisha v Government of Israel

Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Reoccupied? The Israel Supreme Court’s Judgment in Gisha v Government of Israel

Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Reoccupied? The Israel Supreme Court’s Judgment in Gisha v Government of Israel On March 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of Israel, sitting as High Court of Justice (HCJ), published its judgment (in Hebrew) in Gisha v Government of Israel....
The Disarmament Treaties Prohibiting Anti-Personnel Mines and Cluster Munitions: Separating Fact from Fiction

The Disarmament Treaties Prohibiting Anti-Personnel Mines and Cluster Munitions: Separating Fact from Fiction

The Disarmament Treaties Prohibiting Anti-Personnel Mines and Cluster Munitions: Separating Fact from Fiction In recent months, there has been considerable criticism in scholarship, and in opinion editorials in several newspapers, of the content and impact of the two...
Judging Battlefield Conduct

Judging Battlefield Conduct

Judging Battlefield Conduct Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s article-length work, “The Rule of Law in Armed Conflict” published in volume 34 of the Minnesota Journal of International Law (2025). The rule of law is an appraisal concept that purports to...
Using the Proliferation Security Initiative to Disrupt Iran’s Oil Shipments

Using the Proliferation Security Initiative to Disrupt Iran’s Oil Shipments

Using the Proliferation Security Initiative to Disrupt Iran’s Oil Shipments Since the Islamic revolution of 1979, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been hostile to the United States and its allies and partners. It is the leading State sponsor of...
Sudan: The Case for Recognising All Conflict-Related Sexual Violence as Torture

Sudan: The Case for Recognising All Conflict-Related Sexual Violence as Torture

Sudan: The Case for Recognising All Conflict-Related Sexual Violence as Torture Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is often framed as an unfortunate byproduct of war rather than as an intentional and strategic act of violence. However, a closer examination of...
Conflict Classification in Eastern DRC: IAC, NIAC, or Both?

Conflict Classification in Eastern DRC: IAC, NIAC, or Both?

Conflict Classification in Eastern DRC: IAC, NIAC, or Both? Enveloped in a myriad of armed conflicts, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently witnessed a significant escalation of hostilities when the March 23 Movement (M23) seized the provincial capital...