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,...
The Regulation of Levées en Masse: Extending Participation to Diaspora Populations
by Elliot Winter | Mar 13, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
The Regulation of Levées en Masse: Extending Participation to Diaspora Populations The levée en masse (i.e., mass uprising) is a relatively rare form of conflict participation recognised by international humanitarian law (IHL). It was last expressed in treaty form in...
The Impact of AI-Enabled Capabilities on the Application of International Law in the Cyber Domain
by Klaudia Klonowska | Jan 14, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber
The Impact of AI-Enabled Capabilities on the Application of International Law in the Cyber Domain This post describes the proceedings and conclusions of a workshop that brought together scholars, some with both operational and technical expertise, to discuss the...
Belligerent Reprisals Series – Reprisals with Weapons
by Stuart Casey-Maslen | Nov 24, 2025 | AoW Posts, Belligerent Reprisals Series, Blog, Weapons Law
Belligerent Reprisals Series – Reprisals with Weapons Editors’ note: This post is part of a series related to Francesco Romani’s book “Belligerent Reprisals from Enforcement to Reciprocity” published by Cambridge University Press. Francesco’s impressive work on...