A Queer Eye on the Law of Armed Conflict

A Queer Eye on the Law of Armed Conflict

A Queer Eye on the Law of Armed Conflict Author’s note: This post reflects a presentation given at the twenty-second congress of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War (ISMLLW) held in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, between May 10 and 14, 2022...
How Human Rights Law Bodies Handle Situations of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Law

How Human Rights Law Bodies Handle Situations of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Law

How Human Rights Law Bodies Handle Situations of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Law This is the second of two posts dealing with aspects of the relationship between the law of armed conflict (LOAC) and Human Rights Law (HRsL). HRsL bodies have long dealt with cases...
The Relationship Between the Law of Armed Conflict and International Human Rights Law

The Relationship Between the Law of Armed Conflict and International Human Rights Law

The Relationship Between the Law of Armed Conflict and International Human Rights Law This is the first of two posts on two specific aspects of the relationship between the law of armed conflict (LOAC) and international human rights law (HRsL). This post deals with...
Displacement from Conflict: Old Realities, New Protections?

Displacement from Conflict: Old Realities, New Protections?

Displacement from Conflict: Old Realities, New Protections? Globally, conflicts are the main source of both internal and cross-border displacement. The conflict prompted by Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, which is a considerable escalation from the original...
Law Applicable to Persons Fleeing Armed Conflicts

Law Applicable to Persons Fleeing Armed Conflicts

Law Applicable to Persons Fleeing Armed Conflicts As early as February 23rd, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in New York, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, estimated that 5 million people may flee if hostilities erupted in Ukraine. As of March 13th, less than three...
The Russia-Ukraine War and the European Convention on Human Rights

The Russia-Ukraine War and the European Convention on Human Rights

The Russia-Ukraine War and the European Convention on Human Rights As with the 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict, the war between Russia and Ukraine—likely to last much longer and be far more brutal than the Georgian conflict—is fought by two States Parties to the European...