The ICJ and Factual Controversy in Advisory Proceedings: Deference in Factual Determinations?

The ICJ and Factual Controversy in Advisory Proceedings: Deference in Factual Determinations?

by | Nov 2, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development

The ICJ and Factual Controversy in Advisory Proceedings: Deference in Factual Determinations? The advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of 22 October 2025 concerning Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United...
GC IV Commentary Series – Allegiance and Protected Persons in Proxy Warfare

GC IV Commentary Series – Allegiance and Protected Persons in Proxy Warfare

by | Oct 23, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, GC IV Commentary Series, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

GC IV Commentary Series – Allegiance and Protected Persons in Proxy Warfare Editors’ note: The following series considers ICRC’s 2025 updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention. Rosa-Lena Lauterbach, Liisi Adamson, and Sean Watts’s introduction to the series...
GC IV Commentary Series – The Role of Principles in IHL

GC IV Commentary Series – The Role of Principles in IHL

by | Oct 21, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, GC IV Commentary Series, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

GC IV Commentary Series – The Role of Principles in IHL Editors’ note: The following series considers ICRC’s 2025 updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention. Rosa-Lena Lauterbach, Liisi Adamson, and Sean Watts’s introduction to the series is available here....
GC IV Commentary Series – Reprisals in NIACs: What Is the Commentary’s Take?

GC IV Commentary Series – Reprisals in NIACs: What Is the Commentary’s Take?

by | Oct 16, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, GC IV Commentary Series, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

GC IV Commentary Series – Reprisals in NIACs: What Is the Commentary’s Take? Editors’ note: The following series considers ICRC’s 2025 updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention. Rosa-Lena Lauterbach, Liisi Adamson, and Sean Watts’s introduction to the series...
GC IV Commentary Series – On Interpretive Methodology

GC IV Commentary Series – On Interpretive Methodology

by | Oct 7, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, GC IV Commentary Series, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

GC IV Commentary Series – On Interpretive Methodology Editors’ note: The following series considers ICRC’s 2025 updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention. Rosa-Lena Lauterbach, Liisi Adamson, and Sean Watts’s introduction to the series is...
International Law, the Civil Law Tradition, and Sources of Law – Part II

International Law, the Civil Law Tradition, and Sources of Law – Part II

by | Aug 10, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development

International Law, the Civil Law Tradition, and Sources of Law – Part II Editors’ note: This is the second in a two-part post illustrating the impact of the civil law tradition on the formation of international law including the law of war, specifically the sources of...