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Natia Kalandarishvili-Mueller
| Sep 10, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation, Use of Force
Crimea and the Interrelationship Between Military Occupation and Annexation Every State in the world is protected from the use of force against its sovereignty and territorial integrity. This protection and the corresponding right of self-defense, enshrined in Article...
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Nicholas Tsagourias
| Aug 9, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Occupation, Other Bodies of Law
The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Court’s Discretion On July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its advisory opinion (AO) on the Legal Consequences Arising From the Policies and Practices of Israel in...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| May 13, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, In Honor of Yoram Dinstein, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
In Honor of Yoram Dinstein – (Not) The Day After in Gaza Editors’ note: This post is part of a series to honor Professor Yoram Dinstein, who passed away on Saturday February 10, 2024. These posts recognize Professor Dinstein’s work and the significant...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Aug 29, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Use of Force
Ukraine Symposium – Territorial Acquisition and Armed Conflict Soon after the outbreak of its international armed conflict with Ukraine in 2014, Russia annexed Crimea. Eight years later, it also annexed territory around the four Ukrainian oblasts of Donetsk,...
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Lauri Mälksoo
| Oct 3, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Illegality of Russia’s Annexations in Ukraine On 30 September 2022, a ceremony took place in Moscow’s Kremlin in which Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, signed “treaties” with representatives of four entities formed in the...