by Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov | Sep 30, 2022
Deficiencies and Ambiguities of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Touted as an effort to “reframe the debate on nuclear weapons,” the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has currently accumulated 66 ratifications, a little over a year...
by Geoff Corn | Sep 27, 2022
Civilian Risk Mitigation: Why Context Matters The proverbial dust is now settling on the blast that was the publication of the new Civilian Mitigation Response and Action Plan (CHMR-AP). The reaction to this “response” plan has been mixed to say the least, with some...
by Nicholas Tsagourias | Sep 26, 2022
Türkiye’s Threats against Greece: A Violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter? On September 5-6, 2022, the Greek Foreign Minister Mr. Nikos Dendias sent letters to the EU, NATO, and the UN to bring to their attention public statements made by Türkiye’s President...
by Justin MacDonald, Ryan McCormick | Sep 23, 2022
The U.S. DoD Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan on Future Battlefields On August 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP). In a previous post, Dan E. Stigall and Anna...
by Pnina Sharvit Baruch | Sep 20, 2022
The Israeli Unlawful Combatants Law Turns Twenty Twenty years ago, in 2002, Israel enacted the Law on Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants (UCL or “the Law”). The UCL aimed to provide a basis in domestic legislation, in conformity with international law, for...
by Dan E. Stigall, Anna Williams | Aug 25, 2022
An Improved Approach to Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response: The Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP) The imperative to mitigate civilian harm during armed conflict is rooted in important humanitarian, moral, and legal bases. It is also...
