Improving Compliance with IHL: A Long-Term Enterprise
by Yvette Zegenhagen, Michael Meyer | Nov 22, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Oxford Compliance Forum
Improving Compliance with IHL: A Long-Term Enterprise It is difficult to talk about the mission and mandate of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (the Movement) without talking about international humanitarian law (IHL) and vice-versa. The two are...
Legal Advice in Modern Aerial Warfare
by Craig Jones | Nov 22, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Oxford Compliance Forum, Rules of Engagement, Targeting
Legal Advice in Modern Aerial Warfare Military lawyers play an increasingly vital role in lethal (and non-lethal) targeting operations. Although their involvement is operationally and geographically provisional, legal advice is transforming the way that contemporary...
Military Partners and the Obligation to “Ensure Respect” for IHL
by Dale Stephens, Eve Massingham | Nov 18, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Oxford Compliance Forum, Rules of Engagement, Targeting
Military Partners and the Obligation to “Ensure Respect” for IHL The Common Article 1 obligation to “ensure respect” for international humanitarian law (IHL) has become a topic of considerable reflection and debate. The extent to which States must...
Joint Symposium: Oxford Forum for International Humanitarian Law Compliance
by Elizabeth Stubbins Bates | Nov 17, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Oxford Compliance Forum
Joint Symposium: Oxford Forum for International Humanitarian Law Compliance This is the first post in a joint symposium hosted by EJIL:Talk and Articles of War, the blog of the Lieber Institute at West Point. The symposium reflects a series of conversations held in...