Prosecuting the Starvation War Crime in Germany: The Yarmouk Case
by Rosa-Lena Lauterbach | Aug 1, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Prosecuting the Starvation War Crime in Germany: The Yarmouk Case On 6 June 2024, the Investigative Judge at the Federal Court of Justice issued arrest warrants for five individuals apprehended in Germany. The suspects, taken into custody a month later, allegedly...
Protecting Inhabitants of Occupied Territory: Settler Violence in the West Bank
by Michael N. Schmitt, Julia Flores | Jul 22, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation
Protecting Inhabitants of Occupied Territory: Settler Violence in the West Bank On July 11, 2025, Israeli settlers allegedly beat Sayfollah Kamel Musallet, a Palestinian-American U.S. citizen and Florida native, to death during a confrontation near Al-Mazra’a...
What Is Left After Leaving Ottawa?
by Inna Zavorotko, Oleksii Plotnikov | Jul 15, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Weapons Law
What Is Left After Leaving Ottawa? With 165 member States (at the time of writing), the Ottawa Convention is arguably the most widely recognized international treaty on conventional weapons. It was long regarded as a triumph of civil society, with progress reported on...
Attacking Scientists and the Law of Armed Conflict
by Michael N. Schmitt | Jun 18, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Attacking Scientists and the Law of Armed Conflict On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, an attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, ballistic missile program, and senior military leadership. Additionally, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted...