by Jeroen van den Boogaard | Jul 8, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – The Release of Prisoners of War As announced by Ukrainian authorities on 29 June 2022, the largest exchange of prisoners of war took place since the invasion by the Russian Federation. No fewer than 144 Ukrainian soldiers were reportedly released,...
by Alessandra Spadaro | Jul 6, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – Putting “Overall Control” to the Test of the Third Geneva Convention Detention is a common feature of both international and non-international armed conflicts (IAC and NIAC). Despite the increasing convergence in the regulation of the two types of...
by Eric Jensen, Carolyn Sharp | Apr 8, 2021
Non-State Commentaries: Law-Making or Law-Suggesting? What is the role of non-State commentaries with respect to understanding international law, and more specifically, the law of armed conflict? This question is surprisingly provocative—particularly with...
by Sean Watts | Dec 15, 2020
Interpretation in the Updated GCIII Commentary The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Updated Commentary to the Third Geneva Convention is a remarkable feat of scholarship worthy of serious academic attention. It leaves almost no interpretive stone...
