Ukraine Symposium – Legal Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Exchange

Ukraine Symposium – Legal Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Exchange

Ukraine Symposium – Legal Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Exchange In early January, Russia and Ukraine announced the largest prisoner exchange since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Mediated by the United Arab Emirates, the...
Ukraine Symposium – Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam: Disproportionate and Prohibited

Ukraine Symposium – Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam: Disproportionate and Prohibited

Ukraine Symposium – Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam: Disproportionate and Prohibited Introduction On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam was destroyed causing a major humanitarian and environmental disaster. This post analyses the question of whether...
Who Is Protected by the Fourth Geneva Convention? The Case of Civilians in Invaded Territory

Who Is Protected by the Fourth Geneva Convention? The Case of Civilians in Invaded Territory

Who Is Protected by the Fourth Geneva Convention? The Case of Civilians in Invaded Territory Since the 19th century, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has produced a long line of commentaries explaining the core treaties of international humanitarian...
Ukraine Symposium – Forced Conscription in the Self-Declared Republics

Ukraine Symposium – Forced Conscription in the Self-Declared Republics

Ukraine Symposium – Forced Conscription in the Self-Declared Republics The Guardian recently reported that men in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine are being forcibly conscripted into the armed forces of the self-declared Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR) and...