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Charles Garraway
| Jul 29, 2024 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility, Targeting
The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission and Gaza – How is it Involved? On 20 June 2024, the government of the Republic of Poland signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC) regarding the...
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Frans von der Dunk
| Jul 26, 2024 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Cyber, Law of Armed Conflict, Space Law, State Responsibility, Use of Force
Space Privateers or Space Pirates? Armed Conflict, Outer Space, and the Attribution of Non-State Activities Famously, George Clemenceau, Prime Minister of France at the end of the First World War, quipped that “generals always prepare to fight the last war, especially...
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Stefan Talmon
| Jul 22, 2024 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility
Israel-Hamas 2024 Symposium – Pro-Israel Lawfare, Symbolism, or Genuine Legal Concern? Israel often perceives itself at the receiving end of what today is termed “lawfare”: warfare by legal means or the use of strategic litigation to achieve in the courtroom...
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R. Scott Adams
| Jul 2, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility
Lessons Learned from the Latest Rendition Cases at the European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recently finalized its judgment against Lithuania in a case involving Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) detainees. The ECtHR ordered Lithuania to pay...
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Steven van de Put,
Arjen Vermeer
| Jun 12, 2024 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility
Diversification of Civilian Agency: An Accountability Perspective Several recent developments have challenged the traditionally assumed passivity of civilians in armed conflict. Most notable are calls to participate in a volunteer IT army, the facilitation of an app...
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Mateusz Piatkowski,
Wiesław Goździewicz
| Jun 5, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Targeting
Precautions and Aerial Superiority or Supremacy In modern armed conflict, belligerents must control the air domain. Air supremacy or air superiority is a precondition for success in land and naval operations. Simultaneously, belligerents must exercise “constant care...
