Status of Foreign Fighters in the Ukrainian Legion
by Petra Ditrichová, Veronika Bílková | Mar 15, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Detention, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Status of Foreign Fighters in the Ukrainian Legion Among other new resistance groups, Ukraine has formed an International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine (UKR Legion). There are reports that its members come from all over the world, including Canada, Japan, the...
Fact-Finding in Ukraine: Can Anything Be Learned from Yemen?
by Charles Garraway | Mar 14, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Fact-Finding in Ukraine: Can Anything Be Learned from Yemen? On 4 March 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate “all alleged violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international...
The Russia-Ukraine War and the Space Domain
by Timothy Goines, Jeffrey Biller, Jeremy Grunert | Mar 14, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Space Law, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
The Russia-Ukraine War and the Space Domain As demonstrated by this symposium, every domain of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War presents critical legal questions. This post focuses on the potential consequences of the war on the space domain. Although Russia continues...
The Attack at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant and Additional Protocol I
by Tom Dannenbaum | Mar 13, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
The Attack at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant and Additional Protocol I On March 4th, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced a report by Ukrainian authorities that Russian forces had attacked the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeast Ukraine....
Levée en Masse in Ukraine: Applications, Implications, and Open Questions
by David Wallace, Shane Reeves | Mar 11, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation, Targeting, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Levée en Masse in Ukraine: Applications, Implications, and Open Questions On February 24, 2022, facing an existential threat, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree ordering a general mobilization to defend Ukraine against a Russian invasion. Posted on the...