A Decisive Moment Concerning Individual Rights and the Law of War?

A Decisive Moment Concerning Individual Rights and the Law of War?

by | Oct 20, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

A Decisive Moment Concerning Individual Rights and the Law of War? The question of whether individuals can hold rights under international law has hovered at the edges of international jurisprudence for a century. From the Permanent Court of International Justice’s...
In Honor of Françoise Hampson – Calibrating the Balance Between Military Necessity and Humanity in LOAC Practice

In Honor of Françoise Hampson – Calibrating the Balance Between Military Necessity and Humanity in LOAC Practice

by | Oct 17, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, In Honor of Françoise Hampson, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

In Honor of Françoise Hampson – Calibrating the Balance Between Military Necessity and Humanity in LOAC Practice Editors’ note: This post is part of a series to honor Françoise Hampson, who passed away on April 18, 2025. These posts recognize Professor Hampson’s...
In Honor of Françoise Hampson – Fact-Finding in Law of Armed Conflict Investigations

In Honor of Françoise Hampson – Fact-Finding in Law of Armed Conflict Investigations

by | Oct 10, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, In Honor of Françoise Hampson, Law of Armed Conflict

In Honor of Françoise Hampson – Fact-Finding in Law of Armed Conflict Investigations Editors’ note: This post is part of a series to honor Françoise Hampson, who passed away on April 18, 2025. These posts recognize Professor Hampson’s work and the significant...
Typology of Reservations Contrary to the Object and Purpose of a Treaty and their Application to IHL

Typology of Reservations Contrary to the Object and Purpose of a Treaty and their Application to IHL

by | Sep 29, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Typology of Reservations Contrary to the Object and Purpose of a Treaty and their Application to IHL If a treaty is silent on the right of a contracting party to make reservations, then according to Article 19 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT),...
Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Getting it right? Challenges and Shortcomings in the Identification of Customary IHL

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Getting it right? Challenges and Shortcomings in the Identification of Customary IHL

by | Sep 26, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Revisiting Customary IHL Series

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Getting it right? Challenges and Shortcomings in the Identification of Customary IHL Editors’ note: This post is part of a series relating to the ICRC’s Customary International Humanitarian Law Study, featured across Articles of...
Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Non finito: Should the Study also Identify Norms that Are not Custom?

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Non finito: Should the Study also Identify Norms that Are not Custom?

by | Sep 24, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Revisiting Customary IHL Series

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Non finito: Should the Study also Identify Norms that Are not Custom? Editors’ note: This post is part of a series relating to the ICRC’s Customary International Humanitarian Law Study, featured across Articles of...