Contracts Between the Wagner Group and Russia’s Defense Ministry: International Law Implications
by Jennifer Maddocks | Jun 16, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility
Contracts Between the Wagner Group and Russia’s Defense Ministry: International Law Implications After months of infighting between Russian defense officials and the Wagner Group, the Deputy Defense Minister, Nikolai Pankov, announced on June 10, 2023, that “volunteer...
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Detention in Non-International Armed Conflict
by Jennifer Maddocks | May 15, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Detention in Non-International Armed Conflict Editor’s note: The following post highlights a subject addressed during an expert workshop that the Lieber Institute co-convened alongside Harvard Law School’s Program on...
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Introduction
by Winston Williams, Jennifer Maddocks | May 8, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Conflict Classification, Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, Targeting
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Introduction Editor’s note: The views expressed in this post are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the ICRC, HLS PILAC, or other workshop participants. Large-scale combat operations (LSCOs) involve widespread,...
Ukraine Symposium – The Wagner Group: Status and Accountability
by Winston Williams, Jennifer Maddocks | Feb 23, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – The Wagner Group: Status and Accountability Since Russia commenced its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Wagner Group has come out of the shadows. Used by the Kremlin as an alternative fighting force since 2014, the private...