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Robert Kolb
| Nov 29, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Of Hague Law and Geneva Law For specialists of the law of armed conflict, the term “Hague Law” (HL) designates the rules related to the conduct of hostilities, the so-called means and methods of warfare. Meanwhile, the term “Geneva Law” (GL) refers to the rules...
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Yuval Shany,
Amichai Cohen
| Nov 22, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation, Use of Force
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – International Law “Made in Israel” v. International Law “Made for Israel” International lawyers inside and outside Israel have long been critical of Israel’s tendency to rely on very specific and problematic interpretations of...
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Ioannis Bamnios
| Nov 3, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Participation in Hostilities during Belligerent Occupation The recent breakout of hostilities in Israel and the Gaza Strip once again highlights the need to effectively protect civilians on the battlefield. This post aims to shed light...
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Marco Sassòli
| Oct 30, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Assessing the Conduct of Hostilities in Gaza – Difficulties and Possible Solutions The current armed conflict affecting Israel and the Gaza Strip raises many international humanitarian law (IHL) questions. Many answers depend on whether...
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Nobuo Hayashi
| Oct 24, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History
Honest Errors, the Rendulic Rule, and Modern Combat Decision-Making In 1948, in a judgment commonly known as the Hostage case, a U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg acquitted Lothar Rendulic, commander of the German 20th Mountain Army, of offences related to the...
