War as a Non-State-Centric Concept of Contemporary International Law

War as a Non-State-Centric Concept of Contemporary International Law

by , | Sep 30, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

War as a Non-State-Centric Concept of Contemporary International Law Editors’ note: This post is drawn from the authors’ article-length work, “International Law’s Premature Farewell to the Concept of War” appearing in the Brazilian Journal of International Law. There...
The July 2023 Revision of the DoD Law of War Manual and Customary International Law

The July 2023 Revision of the DoD Law of War Manual and Customary International Law

by | Sep 20, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

The July 2023 Revision of the DoD Law of War Manual and Customary International Law Customary international law (CIL) is an important source of legally binding rules applicable in armed conflict. Where a party to a conflict has not ratified a key international...
Regaining Perspective on the Law of Armed Conflict

Regaining Perspective on the Law of Armed Conflict

by | Sep 12, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

Regaining Perspective on the Law of Armed Conflict As I noted in my “2024 Year Ahead” post, I am worried that the law of armed conflict (LOAC) faces an array of threats to its application on the battlefield and beyond. The post set out five that I find especially...
The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territory

The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territory

by | Sep 3, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation

The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territory Twenty years after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its advisory opinion on the consequences of the Israeli Wall, the UN General Assembly asked the ICJ to issue another advisory opinion...
When Security Prevails: Lithuania Votes to Withdraw from the Convention on Cluster Munitions

When Security Prevails: Lithuania Votes to Withdraw from the Convention on Cluster Munitions

by | Aug 13, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Other Bodies of Law

When Security Prevails: Lithuania Votes to Withdraw from the Convention on Cluster Munitions Lithuania has recently voted to withdraw from the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). On July 18, 2024 the State’s Parliament adopted a “denunciation law,” which means...
The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Court’s Discretion

The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Court’s Discretion

by | Aug 9, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Occupation, Other Bodies of Law

The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Court’s Discretion On July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its advisory opinion (AO) on the Legal Consequences Arising From the Policies and Practices of Israel in...