Al Hassan Symposium – A Disappointment for the Victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Timbuktu

Al Hassan Symposium – A Disappointment for the Victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Timbuktu

Al Hassan Symposium – A Disappointment for the Victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Timbuktu Editors’ note: This post is part of a joint symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Lawand Articles of War blogs. The symposium addresses the ICC’s...
Al Hassan Symposium – The ICC’s Coerced Confession Double Standard

Al Hassan Symposium – The ICC’s Coerced Confession Double Standard

Al Hassan Symposium – The ICC’s Coerced Confession Double Standard Editors’ note: This post is part of a joint symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law and Articles of War blogs. The symposium addresses the ICC’s judgment in the Al Hassan case. The...
Al Hassan Symposium – (Re) Introduction

Al Hassan Symposium – (Re) Introduction

Al Hassan Symposium – (Re) Introduction In July of 2023, Articles of War and Armed Groups and International Law jointly launched a series of posts covering the forthcoming trial judgment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Prosecutor v. Al Hassan. The case...
The ICC’s Al Hassan Case: A Rejection of the Bilateral Approach to Conflict Classification?

The ICC’s Al Hassan Case: A Rejection of the Bilateral Approach to Conflict Classification?

The ICC’s Al Hassan Case: A Rejection of the Bilateral Approach to Conflict Classification? On June 26, 2024, Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC) finally delivered its judgment in the Al Hassan case. The defendant, Mr. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul...
Customary International Law, National Law, and Considering Data as Objects

Customary International Law, National Law, and Considering Data as Objects

Customary International Law, National Law, and Considering Data as Objects Cyberspace is a relatively new domain. It exists as something of a parallel universe, where properties and rules frequently differ from those of the physical world. And much of what occurs in...