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Jennifer Maddocks
| Jan 26, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, Law of Armed Conflict
Detention by Non-State Armed Groups – A Review of Ezequiel Heffes’ Monograph Notwithstanding the ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, most conflicts today are non-international in character and involve one or more non-State armed groups (NSAG). Detention is...
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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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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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Ori Pomson
| Oct 16, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The ICRC’s Statement on the Israel-Hamas Hostilities and Violence: Discerning the Legal Intricacies On October 13, 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) released an extraordinary statement, which among other...
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Omar Mekky
| Sep 25, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism, Use of Force
Islamic Jihadism and the Laws of War In my position as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regional legal coordinator in the Middle East and North Africa for the last ten years, I’ve had the sad privilege to witness the ugly wars between various States...