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Robert Kolb,
Pavle Kilibarda
| May 20, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification
Statehood in Conflict Classification: Revisiting Recognition in Contemporary IHL After more than a decade since the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo and the independence and admission of South Sudan into the United Nations, there has been another rise...
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Olivia Flasch
| May 6, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
Revisiting Application of Jus ad Bellum during an Ongoing International Armed Conflict The relationship between the existence of an international armed conflict (IAC) and the legality of the use of force under the jus ad bellum (JAB) remains conceptually distinct but...
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Ken Watkin
| May 1, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation
Patriotic War: Total Defence, Resistance, and Additional Protocol I Russia’s clear aggression towards Ukraine and its thinly veiled “hybrid war” against its other European neighbours has rightly caused alarm amongst these threatened States. European countries such as...
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Evin Stovall,
Hitoshi Nasu
| Apr 22, 2026 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog
Guilty Unless Proven Innocent: A Critique of Ali Kushayb Judgment In its recent judgment, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Ali Kushayb of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity. A Janjaweed militia leader who operated in Darfur in 2003–2004,...
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Sally Longworth
| Apr 20, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Propaganda in Armed Conflict: Addressing Impact Through Upholding Legal Limits Editors’ note: The following post draws upon the article “Propaganda and Armed Conflict – Analysing the Legal Framework Through the Ongoing Conflict Between Ukraine and Russia”...
