Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Conditionality and the ICC’s Gallant “Starvation as a Method of Warfare” Charge

Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Conditionality and the ICC’s Gallant “Starvation as a Method of Warfare” Charge

Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Conditionality and the ICC’s Gallant “Starvation as a Method of Warfare” Charge On 20 May 2024, the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) stated his intention to seek arrest warrants in respect of the situation in Gaza for,...
Clarifying Neutrality: The Rise of Different Statuses?

Clarifying Neutrality: The Rise of Different Statuses?

Clarifying Neutrality: The Rise of Different Statuses? With the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, one can witness the rebirth of a classical topic of international law: the law of neutrality. Some argue that neutrality is “obsolete.” An alternative...
Ukraine Symposium – Russia’s Reproductive Violence in Ukraine: Hidden Atrocities of War

Ukraine Symposium – Russia’s Reproductive Violence in Ukraine: Hidden Atrocities of War

Ukraine Symposium – Russia’s Reproductive Violence in Ukraine: Hidden Atrocities of War Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has inflicted enormous harm on the civilian population, exposing many women, children, and in some cases men, to abuses including sexual and...
Australian Compensation for War Crimes in Afghanistan: A Rights-Based Approach, Not Military Charity, is Needed

Australian Compensation for War Crimes in Afghanistan: A Rights-Based Approach, Not Military Charity, is Needed

Australian Compensation for War Crimes in Afghanistan: A Rights-Based Approach, Not Military Charity, is Needed In July 2024, Australia adopted a new legal scheme to compensate victims of war crimes committed by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in Afghanistan, which...
Booby-traps and “Apparently Harmless” Portable Objects

Booby-traps and “Apparently Harmless” Portable Objects

Booby-traps and “Apparently Harmless” Portable Objects Recent hostilities in eastern Europe and the Middle East have generated significant interest in issues of law of armed conflict (LOAC) compliance. Notably, several incidents have led to close scrutiny of the LOAC...
Ukraine Symposium – Sunk in Battle but the War is Not Over: Who Owns the Moskva Now?

Ukraine Symposium – Sunk in Battle but the War is Not Over: Who Owns the Moskva Now?

Ukraine Symposium – Sunk in Battle but the War is Not Over: Who Owns the Moskva Now? The study of underwater cultural heritage, and that of sunken warships, has typically focussed on the legal protections surrounding a site in the years, or often centuries, after the...