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Michael N. Schmitt,
Alexander Hernandez
| May 14, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
“Active” Human Shielding and the Law of Armed Conflict To counter Israel Defense Force (IDF) superiority, Hamas long ago adopted the strategy of human shielding, one widely condemned as unlawful (see, e.g., here, here, and here). But reports have also emerged...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Apr 18, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Releasing Civilian Hostages and Returning Hostage Remains On 7 October 2023, Hamas fighters took 251 hostages during its infamous attack on Israel. Although many were Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldiers, the vast majority were civilians,...
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Ori Pomson
| Apr 11, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Occupation
Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Reoccupied? The Israel Supreme Court’s Judgment in Gisha v Government of Israel On March 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of Israel, sitting as High Court of Justice (HCJ), published its judgment (in Hebrew) in Gisha v Government of Israel....
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Rosa-Lena Lauterbach
| Mar 25, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Humanitarian Relief as a Bargaining Chip Questions concerning the use of the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare have been discussed at length over the course of the past 536 days of war in the Gaza Strip. Some have submitted...
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Nicholas Tsagourias
| Jan 14, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism, Use of Force
Israel’s Actions in Syria and the Outer Limits of Self-Defence Following the fall of the al-Assad regime in Syria, Israel carried out a series of airstrikes across Syria targeting military facilities, weapons and ammunition depots, defence systems, and Syrian naval...
