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Noëlle Quénivet
| Dec 19, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Sexual Violence on October 7 In the past few weeks, strong evidence has emerged that Hamas committed acts of sexual violence in their October 7 attack. On December 14, UN Special Procedures Experts stated they were “alarmed at...
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Michael W. Meier
| Dec 15, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Question of Whether Gaza Is Occupied Territory On October 7, Hamas launched a brutal attack that killed more than 1,400 people and injured another 6,900 individuals, including at least 32 Americans. Hamas also took over 240 hostages...
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Jeffrey Lovitky
| Dec 13, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Applicability of Article 23 of the Fourth Geneva Convention to Gaza This post examines the scope of Israel’s obligation to permit free passage of relief consignments for the benefit of the civilian population located in Gaza. It...
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Ori Pomson
| Dec 12, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Targeting
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Damage to UN Premises in Armed Conflict: IHL and Beyond Does a party to an armed conflict necessarily violate international law if it causes damage to United Nations (UN) premises? Certainly, the UN Secretariat considers that any...
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Aurel Sari
| Dec 11, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel – Hamas Symposium 2023 – Flooding Hamas Tunnels: A Legal Assessment Reports emerged last week suggesting that Israel is preparing to flood the network of tunnels constructed by Hamas underneath Gaza with sea water. According to unnamed U.S. officials cited in...
