The Rousseau-Portalis Doctrine: French Legal Thought and the Law of War – Part II

The Rousseau-Portalis Doctrine: French Legal Thought and the Law of War – Part II

by | Oct 3, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC

The Rousseau-Portalis Doctrine: French Legal Thought and the Law of War – Part II Editors’ note: This is the second in a two-part post illustrating the impact of French legal thought on the formation of the law of war with a specific focus on the...
Typology of Reservations Contrary to the Object and Purpose of a Treaty and their Application to IHL

Typology of Reservations Contrary to the Object and Purpose of a Treaty and their Application to IHL

by | Sep 29, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Typology of Reservations Contrary to the Object and Purpose of a Treaty and their Application to IHL If a treaty is silent on the right of a contracting party to make reservations, then according to Article 19 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT),...
Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Non finito: Should the Study also Identify Norms that Are not Custom?

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Non finito: Should the Study also Identify Norms that Are not Custom?

by | Sep 24, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Revisiting Customary IHL Series

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Non finito: Should the Study also Identify Norms that Are not Custom? Editors’ note: This post is part of a series relating to the ICRC’s Customary International Humanitarian Law Study, featured across Articles of...
Exceptions to the Separation Between the Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello

Exceptions to the Separation Between the Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello

by | Sep 10, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force

Exceptions to the Separation Between the Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello According to canonic learning and overwhelming practice, the rules of the jus ad bellum and those of the jus in bello are separated in the sense that the application of each depends on its own...
The Baltic Defense Line: Military Necessity and Civilian Protection on NATO’s Eastern Flank

The Baltic Defense Line: Military Necessity and Civilian Protection on NATO’s Eastern Flank

by | Sep 8, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

The Baltic Defense Line: Military Necessity and Civilian Protection on NATO’s Eastern Flank Europe’s easternmost flank is undergoing one of the most strategically calibrated defensive preparations since the Cold War. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are coordinating the...