Ukraine Symposium – Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam: Disproportionate and Prohibited

Ukraine Symposium – Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam: Disproportionate and Prohibited

Ukraine Symposium – Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam: Disproportionate and Prohibited Introduction On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam was destroyed causing a major humanitarian and environmental disaster. This post analyses the question of whether...
Contextualization of the Principle of Proportionality in IHL: Criteria and Examples

Contextualization of the Principle of Proportionality in IHL: Criteria and Examples

Contextualization of the Principle of Proportionality in IHL: Criteria and Examples A previous post explored the normative nature of proportionality in international humanitarian law (IHL), both as a principle and a rule. Proportionality is a rule relating to the...
Proportionality in International Humanitarian Law: A Principle and a Rule

Proportionality in International Humanitarian Law: A Principle and a Rule

Proportionality in International Humanitarian Law: A Principle and a Rule This post is based on research supporting a doctoral dissertation in progress at the University of Geneva. Proportionality plays a key role in international humanitarian law (IHL). It is...