Ukraine Symposium – The Complicity of Iran in Russia’s Aggression and War Crimes in Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – The Complicity of Iran in Russia’s Aggression and War Crimes in Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – The Complicity of Iran in Russia’s Aggression and War Crimes in Ukraine In recent days Russia has attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities using Iranian-made “kamikaze drones” or loitering munitions. While the EU is looking for “concrete evidence”...
Ukraine Symposium – Russian Preliminary Objections at the ICJ: The Case Must Go On?

Ukraine Symposium – Russian Preliminary Objections at the ICJ: The Case Must Go On?

Ukraine Symposium – Russian Preliminary Objections at the ICJ: The Case Must Go On? As readers of Articles of War may recall, Ukraine instituted proceedings against Russia before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on February 26, 2022, on the basis of the...
Lieber Institute White Paper: Responding to Malicious or Hostile Actions under International Law

Lieber Institute White Paper: Responding to Malicious or Hostile Actions under International Law

Lieber Institute White Paper: Responding to Malicious or Hostile Actions under International Law Recent consultations with senior legal advisers have highlighted the need for a clear map of response options available to States facing hostile or malicious actions,...
The ICJ’s Provisional Measures Order: Unprecedented

The ICJ’s Provisional Measures Order: Unprecedented

The ICJ’s Provisional Measures Order: Unprecedented ​On March 16, 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rendered its provisional measures order in the application brought by Ukraine against Russia under the Genocide Convention, arguing, inter alia, that...
Ukraine’s Legal Counterattack

Ukraine’s Legal Counterattack

Ukraine’s Legal Counterattack Beyond its endurance on the battlefield, Ukraine has launched a legal counterattack against Russia in the courts. The normally slow-moving, process-heavy gears of international justice are now moving at relative lightspeed in response to...
On War

On War

On War As the invasion of Ukraine was starting, the Russian Ambassador to the United Nationals responded to the Ukrainian Special Envoy “Don’t call this a war. This is called a ‘special military operation in Donbass.’” Other Russian Ambassadors reiterated the...