Dutch Judgment on IHL Compliance in Chora District, Afghanistan
by Marten Zwanenburg | Dec 19, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Dutch Judgment on IHL Compliance in Chora District, Afghanistan On 23 November 2022, the district court of the Hague handed down its judgment in a case brought against the State of the Netherlands by relatives of persons killed during fighting in the Chora district,...
“Reason to Know” in the Law of Command Responsibility
by Aaron Fellmeth, Emily Crawford | Jul 25, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
“Reason to Know” in the Law of Command Responsibility During the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) collaborated with coalition forces to overcome the Taliban, secure peace in large portions of Afghanistan, train Afghan...
Reflections on the Law of Occupation: Afghanistan and Iraq
by David Wallace | Feb 7, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, LOAC History, Occupation
Reflections on the Law of Occupation: Afghanistan and Iraq A recent New York Times article discussed, in part, the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, raising important, yet underexplored, questions about occupations under the law of armed conflict (LOAC). The...
Afghanistan 2021: Reflections from the Stockton Center for International Law’s Workshop
by Steve Szymanski, Chris Koschnitzky | Jan 24, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Detention, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History
Afghanistan 2021: Reflections from the Stockton Center for International Law’s Workshop Despite over twenty years of legal analysis, many issues regarding the Afghanistan conflict remain unsettled. At a recent Stockton Center for International Law law of armed...