Prosecuting Wartime Sexual Torture: The Uneven Trajectory of International Jurisprudence
by Alice Edwards | Jun 3, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Prosecuting Wartime Sexual Torture: The Uneven Trajectory of International Jurisprudence Sexual violence in armed conflict is rarely the product of a few undisciplined soldiers. In today’s major wars, it is frequently deployed as a deliberate method of domination,...
Are Evacuation Orders Unlawful Under International Law? A Case Study of Southern Lebanon
by Oded Hen | May 29, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Are Evacuation Orders Unlawful Under International Law? A Case Study of Southern Lebanon Recent commentaries have characterized evacuation orders in contemporary armed conflicts, including those of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in southern Lebanon, as forcible...
Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks
by Mark Lattimer | May 18, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks Editors’ note: This post highlights work in the author’s recent chapter, “Objective and Subjective Tests for Determining Violations of the Law of Targeting: The Unreasonable Commander and the Guilty Mind,” appearing in Volume...
Haiti’s Gang Violence and the Armed Conflict Threshold: An IHL Analysis
by Alina-Camille Berdefy, Martha M. Bradley, Stuart Casey-Maslen, Juliette Graf, Marnie Lloydd | May 15, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict
Haiti’s Gang Violence and the Armed Conflict Threshold: An IHL Analysis Haiti’s armed violence and humanitarian crisis remain acute. Armed gangs control significant territory, reportedly perpetrating killings, sexual violence, and child exploitation. In 2025 alone,...
Patriotic War: Total Defence, Resistance, and Additional Protocol I
by Ken Watkin | May 1, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation
Patriotic War: Total Defence, Resistance, and Additional Protocol I Russia’s clear aggression towards Ukraine and its thinly veiled “hybrid war” against its other European neighbours has rightly caused alarm amongst these threatened States. European countries such as...