Ukraine Symposium – Is Ukraine Occupying Territory in Russia?

Ukraine Symposium – Is Ukraine Occupying Territory in Russia?

Ukraine Symposium – Is Ukraine Occupying Territory in Russia? In the early morning hours of August 6, Ukrainian forces in armored vehicles moved into the Kursk region of Russia. This surprise offensive by Ukraine into Russia represents the largest foreign incursion...
Ukraine Symposium – Russia’s Use of Riot Control Agents in Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Russia’s Use of Riot Control Agents in Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Russia’s Use of Riot Control Agents in Ukraine Russian forces are reportedly using non-lethal chemical weapons known as riot control agents (RCA) to flush combatants out of trenches in eastern Ukraine before attacking them with conventional...
Ukraine Symposium – New ICC Arrest Warrants for Russian Flag Officers

Ukraine Symposium – New ICC Arrest Warrants for Russian Flag Officers

Ukraine Symposium – New ICC Arrest Warrants for Russian Flag Officers The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) wanted list for Russian perpetrators of war crimes committed in Ukraine has doubled. Prosecutor Karim Khan announced arrest warrants against two Russian...
Ukraine Symposium – Legal Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Exchange

Ukraine Symposium – Legal Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Exchange

Ukraine Symposium – Legal Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Exchange In early January, Russia and Ukraine announced the largest prisoner exchange since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Mediated by the United Arab Emirates, the...
Ukraine Symposium – Retaliatory Warfare and International Humanitarian Law

Ukraine Symposium – Retaliatory Warfare and International Humanitarian Law

Ukraine Symposium – Retaliatory Warfare and International Humanitarian Law On 29 December, Russia launched a massive country-wide drone and missile assault on Ukraine. Although Ukraine shot down 114 of the 158 inbound missiles, over 40 Ukrainian civilians died in the...
Ukraine Symposium – Mine Clearance Operations in the Black Sea

Ukraine Symposium – Mine Clearance Operations in the Black Sea

Ukraine Symposium – Mine Clearance Operations in the Black Sea In an Articles of War post earlier this year, Ben Rothchild and Mark Jessup addressed the under-appreciated challenges—operational, navigational, and legal—posed by the relatively extensive mine-laying...