The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – Qualifying Israel as an Occupying Power in the Gaza Strip

The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – Qualifying Israel as an Occupying Power in the Gaza Strip

The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – Qualifying Israel as an Occupying Power in the Gaza Strip Editors’ note: This post is part of a series featuring analysis of the 2025 International Court of Justice advisory opinion on obligations of Israel in and in...
A Decisive Moment Concerning Individual Rights and the Law of War?

A Decisive Moment Concerning Individual Rights and the Law of War?

A Decisive Moment Concerning Individual Rights and the Law of War? The question of whether individuals can hold rights under international law has hovered at the edges of international jurisprudence for a century. From the Permanent Court of International Justice’s...
Lieber Studies Series – Why the Term “Humanitarian Corridor” is a Misleading Expression

Lieber Studies Series – Why the Term “Humanitarian Corridor” is a Misleading Expression

Lieber Studies Series – Why the Term “Humanitarian Corridor” is a Misleading Expression Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s chapter in Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict: Select Issues (Jelena Pejic & Margaret Kotlik eds. 2025), the eleventh...
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Broadening the Lens: Rethinking Civilian Harm within International Humanitarian Law

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Broadening the Lens: Rethinking Civilian Harm within International Humanitarian Law

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Broadening the Lens: Rethinking Civilian Harm within International Humanitarian Law Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War and...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Evacuation of Northern Gaza: Practical and Legal Aspects

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Evacuation of Northern Gaza: Practical and Legal Aspects

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Evacuation of Northern Gaza: Practical and Legal Aspects Late in the evening of October 12th, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began warning residents of Gaza to evacuate to the south in anticipation of large-scale IDF operations....