by Marco Sassòli | Apr 14, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – Results of a First Enquiry into Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Ukraine On 3 March 2022 the Moscow Mechanism of the human dimension of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) was invoked by Ukraine...
by Véronique Aubert | Apr 8, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – War Crimes against Children For the 452 million children living in conflict zones (1 in 6 globally), the effects of conflict are multiple, wide-ranging, and devastating. With an increase in asymmetric warfare globally, children are targets of...
by Gary Corn | Apr 7, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – The Ukraine Conflict, Smart Phones, and the LOAC of Takings According to at least one report, in the course of their operations Russian forces entered residential complexes in the suburbs of Kyiv, displaced residents from their apartments,...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Mar 28, 2022
Weaponizing Food The conflict in Ukraine is threatening the world’s food system. For instance, Ukraine and Russia supply around 30% of global wheat and barley exports. And over 40% of Ukrainian wheat export goes to Africa, where food shortages are endemic. In a March...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Mar 24, 2022
Deportation of Ukrainian Civilians to Russia: The Legal Framework The United Nations estimates that the conflict in Ukraine has displaced over 10 million people. As of March 16, there are an estimated 6.4 million internally displaced persons (IDP) within the country....
by Adam Oler | Mar 21, 2022
Portending Genocide in Ukraine? As Russian forces continue their brutal invasion of Ukraine, worrisome signs are emerging about the prospect of genocide. While the term is used rather freely in the media, the prospect of actual genocide returning to Europe for the...
