An Occupying Power’s Authority to Conclude Treaties for Occupied Territories

An Occupying Power’s Authority to Conclude Treaties for Occupied Territories

by | Mar 4, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Occupation

An Occupying Power’s Authority to Conclude Treaties for Occupied Territories Can an occupying power conclude treaties relating to the occupied territory? Can it do so solely in its own name or also in the name of the State whose territory is occupied? No clear answer...
When Red Lines Cross Blue Lines: Cyber Attacks on Poland’s Water Infrastructure – Part I

When Red Lines Cross Blue Lines: Cyber Attacks on Poland’s Water Infrastructure – Part I

by , | Mar 2, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber

When Red Lines Cross Blue Lines: Cyber Attacks on Poland’s Water Infrastructure – Part I While the digital transformation of water treatment plants, distribution networks, and dams has created significant efficiencies, few civilian infrastructure systems link digital...
Anti-Personnel Mines in a Post-Hostilities Environment: The Case of Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

Anti-Personnel Mines in a Post-Hostilities Environment: The Case of Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

by | Feb 27, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law

Anti-Personnel Mines in a Post-Hostilities Environment: The Case of Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Few contemporary conflicts have been as deeply saturated with landmines as the protracted confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Over three decades of intermittent...
Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Conclusion

Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Conclusion

by | Feb 25, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium

Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Conclusion As this symposium draws to a close, one principle emerges as the unifying thread across the societies examined in Volume 4 of The Laws of Yesterday’s Wars: reciprocity. This idea of reciprocal compliance or restraint in...
Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – African Traditions and the Preservation of Humanity during Warfare

Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – African Traditions and the Preservation of Humanity during Warfare

by , | Feb 25, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium

Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – African Traditions and the Preservation of Humanity during Warfare Editor’s note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Samuel White’s fourth edited volume of Laws of Yesterday’s Wars published with Brill. For a...
Pushing Boundaries: Domestic Courts and Legislatures as the New Laboratory for War Crimes Law

Pushing Boundaries: Domestic Courts and Legislatures as the New Laboratory for War Crimes Law

by , | Feb 23, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Pushing Boundaries: Domestic Courts and Legislatures as the New Laboratory for War Crimes Law War crimes belong to the category of so-called “core” international crimes over which the International Criminal Court (ICC) wields jurisdiction. Under the complementarity...