GC IV Commentary Series – The Prohibition of Deportation and Forcible Transfer

GC IV Commentary Series – The Prohibition of Deportation and Forcible Transfer

by | Oct 9, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, GC IV Commentary Series, Law of Armed Conflict

GC IV Commentary Series – The Prohibition of Deportation and Forcible Transfer 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...
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...
GC IV Commentary Series – Article 23 and Humanitarian Relief: What’s Right, What’s Left Unclear

GC IV Commentary Series – Article 23 and Humanitarian Relief: What’s Right, What’s Left Unclear

by | Sep 30, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, GC IV Commentary Series, Law of Armed Conflict

GC IV Commentary Series – Article 23 and Humanitarian Relief: What’s Right, What’s Left Unclear 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...
GC IV Commentary Series – Individualization in Civilian Internment Decisions

GC IV Commentary Series – Individualization in Civilian Internment Decisions

by , | Sep 29, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, GC IV Commentary Series, Law of Armed Conflict

GC IV Commentary Series – Individualization in Civilian Internment Decisions 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 – Introduction

GC IV Commentary Series – Introduction

by , , | Sep 29, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, featured post, GC IV Commentary Series, Law of Armed Conflict

GC IV Commentary Series – Introduction Editors’ note: Sean Watts, co-author of this post, served on the Reading Committee that advised production of the ICRC’s Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention and co-authored two entries in it. Recent decades have produced a...
The “Obligation” of States to Call for the Respect of IHL in Case of Violations

The “Obligation” of States to Call for the Respect of IHL in Case of Violations

by | Sep 25, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

The “Obligation” of States to Call for the Respect of IHL in Case of Violations There are two bases in international law under which there is a discussion of an obligation of States to intervene and to call for the respect of international humanitarian law (IHL) rules...