Are Evacuation Orders Unlawful Under International Law? A Case Study of Southern Lebanon
by Oded Hen | May 29, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Are Evacuation Orders Unlawful Under International Law? A Case Study of Southern Lebanon Recent commentaries have characterized evacuation orders in contemporary armed conflicts, including those of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in southern Lebanon, as forcible...
Haiti’s Gang Violence and the Armed Conflict Threshold: An IHL Analysis
by Alina-Camille Berdefy, Martha M. Bradley, Stuart Casey-Maslen, Juliette Graf, Marnie Lloydd | May 15, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict
Haiti’s Gang Violence and the Armed Conflict Threshold: An IHL Analysis Haiti’s armed violence and humanitarian crisis remain acute. Armed gangs control significant territory, reportedly perpetrating killings, sexual violence, and child exploitation. In 2025 alone,...
Guilty Unless Proven Innocent: A Critique of Ali Kushayb Judgment
by Evin Stovall, Hitoshi Nasu | Apr 22, 2026 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog
Guilty Unless Proven Innocent: A Critique of Ali Kushayb Judgment In its recent judgment, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Ali Kushayb of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity. A Janjaweed militia leader who operated in Darfur in 2003–2004,...
When Cartels Fight Back: El Mencho and the NIAC Question in Mexico
by Chiara Redaelli, Carlos Arévalo | Mar 23, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Targeting
When Cartels Fight Back: El Mencho and the NIAC Question in Mexico On February 22, 2026, Mexican Army Special Forces launched a pre-dawn raid on a gated residential compound in Tapalpa, a mountainous municipality in the Western state of Jalisco. Their target was...