by
Christopher Waters,
Steve Tiwa Fomekong,
Catherine Gribbin
| Mar 25, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
Putting the Canadian in IHL: The Canadian Handbook on International Humanitarian Law The International Committee of the Red Cross observes that “[t]he rules of war are universal.” Few would dispute that as a general statement, particularly considering the universal...
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Robert Kolb
| Mar 11, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
The Role of Municipal Law Analogies in the Law of Armed Conflicts It is common wisdom that the law of armed conflict (LOAC) contains many “principles” or rules of considerable normative breadth and importance. Some examples include: the principle of limitation of...
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Sean Watts
| Dec 17, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
Prisoner of War Repatriation and Interpretive Choice – Part III: A Lesson from Military History? Parts I and II of this three-part post outlined the legal framework applicable to post-war repatriation of prisoners of war and highlighted two prominent fault lines...
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Sean Watts
| Dec 16, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
Prisoner of War Repatriation and Interpretive Choice – Part II: Involuntary Post-War Repatriation Part I of this three-part post outlined the law of war applicable to post-war repatriation of prisoners of war. It further recounted how questions concerning...
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Sean Watts
| Dec 15, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
Prisoner of War Repatriation and Interpretive Choice – Part I: The Legal Framework and Reciprocity Prisoner of war repatriations have long been thorny, contentious post-war affairs. Disputes over their timing, scope, and implementation have routinely threatened...
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Sean Watts
| Oct 29, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion, Interpretation & Development, Occupation
The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion: A Quasi-Occupying Power? On 22 October 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) published an advisory opinion under the descriptive yet unwieldy title, Obligations of Israel in Relation to the Presence and...
