Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – After the Battlefield: Transnational Criminal Law, Hamas, and Seeking Justice – Part II

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – After the Battlefield: Transnational Criminal Law, Hamas, and Seeking Justice – Part II

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – After the Battlefield: Transnational Criminal Law, Hamas, and Seeking Justice – Part II Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series illustrating the “transnational legal order” that must be used to counter Hamas outside the...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – After the Battlefield: Transnational Criminal Law, Hamas, and Seeking Justice – Part I

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – After the Battlefield: Transnational Criminal Law, Hamas, and Seeking Justice – Part I

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – After the Battlefield: Transnational Criminal Law, Hamas, and Seeking Justice – Part I Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series illustrating the “transnational legal order” that must be used to counter Hamas outside the...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Circle of Suffering and the Role of IHL

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Circle of Suffering and the Role of IHL

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Circle of Suffering and the Role of IHL Great suffering is the cause and consequence of armed conflict. International humanitarian law (IHL) sets a minimum base line of humanity at times when tensions and emotions run at unbearably...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Beyond the Pale: IHRL and the Hamas Attack on Israel

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Beyond the Pale: IHRL and the Hamas Attack on Israel

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Beyond the Pale: IHRL and the Hamas Attack on Israel The October 7, 2023 attack by armed Hamas militants against Israel and the long string of atrocities committed by them against Israeli civilians and military personnel has already...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Siege Law and Military Necessity

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Siege Law and Military Necessity

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Siege Law and Military Necessity It is no surprise that the debate over the legality of Israeli measures directed against Hamas is already gaining momentum. Public discussion has focused, at least for now, on Israeli Defense Minister...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Hostage-Taking and the Law of Armed Conflict

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Hostage-Taking and the Law of Armed Conflict

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Hostage-Taking and the Law of Armed Conflict In the early morning of October 7, the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, the militant Palestinian group Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, a surprise attack against Israel. Its military...