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Sven Peterke,
Johannes van Aggelen
| Sep 30, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
War as a Non-State-Centric Concept of Contemporary International Law Editors’ note: This post is drawn from the authors’ article-length work, “International Law’s Premature Farewell to the Concept of War” appearing in the Brazilian Journal of International Law. There...
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Tamer Morris
| Sep 3, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation
The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on the Occupied Palestinian Territory Twenty years after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its advisory opinion on the consequences of the Israeli Wall, the UN General Assembly asked the ICJ to issue another advisory opinion...
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Magne Frostad
| Jun 10, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Houthi Attacks on Merchant Vessels in the Red Sea The Red Sea has seen a rise in attacks on merchant ships since 19 October 2023. Although the number of ships having been attacked differs depending on the sources used, the number has by now at the very least exceeded...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Apr 18, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Use of Force
Retaliation, Retribution, and Punishment and International Law On April 13, Iran launched a massive missile and drone attack on Israel. Hezbollah and Houthi attacks took place contemporaneously. Israel, alongside forces from France, the United Kingdom, the United...
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Himanil Raina
| Apr 15, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
Attacks on Merchant Shipping: Which State Has the Right to Respond in Self-Defence? On April 13, 2024, Iranian special forces seized the Portuguese flagged MSC Aries near the Strait of Hormuz as it sailed towards the Nhava Sheva port in India. The ship, which...
