Revisiting Customary IHL Series – The ICRC’s Study at 20
by Rouven Diekjobst, Rosa-Lena Lauterbach, Paulina Rob | Sep 19, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Revisiting Customary IHL Series
Revisiting Customary IHL Series – The ICRC’s Study at 20 Editors’ note: This post introduces a series relating to the ICRC’s Customary International Humanitarian Law Study, featured across Articles of War and Völkerrechtsblog. The series highlights presentations...
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine and the Future of the Ottawa Convention
by Duncan Hollis | Jul 7, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Policy, State Responsibility, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine and the Future of the Ottawa Convention In 1935, the International Labor Organization (ILO) adopted its 45th convention, generally prohibiting the employment of women in underground mining work. The treaty achieved widespread adoption, with...
Ukraine Symposium – Seizure of Private Real Property and Transfer of Civilians into Occupied Territory
by Michael N. Schmitt, Alexander Hernandez | Jun 4, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Seizure of Private Real Property and Transfer of Civilians into Occupied Territory In May 2025, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that “Russia is inventorying real estate in occupied Ukraine in order to seize property from Ukrainian...
Article 9 and the Attribution of Armed Groups’ Attacks to the Territorial State
by Jennifer Maddocks | Nov 15, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility
Article 9 and the Attribution of Armed Groups’ Attacks to the Territorial State The ongoing conflicts between Israel, Hamas, and Hezbollah continue to raise complex questions of international law. Some of these involve issues of State responsibility, requiring an...