“On the Brink”: The Geneva Conventions at 75

“On the Brink”: The Geneva Conventions at 75

“On the Brink”: The Geneva Conventions at 75 Editor’s note: The views expressed in this post are those of the author and not necessarily those of the ICRC, HLS PILAC, or other workshop participants. From March 12-13, 2024, Harvard Law School’s Program on International...
Regulating Military Force Series – A UK Perspective on the Use of Force and the UN Security Council

Regulating Military Force Series – A UK Perspective on the Use of Force and the UN Security Council

Regulating Military Force Series – A UK Perspective on the Use of Force and the UN Security Council Editors’ note: The author delivered remarks on the subject of this post at the conference “International Law and the Regulation of Resort to Force: Exhaustion,...
Regulating Military Force Series – Justice and Accountability in the Era of Modern Mercenarism

Regulating Military Force Series – Justice and Accountability in the Era of Modern Mercenarism

Regulating Military Force Series – Justice and Accountability in the Era of Modern Mercenarism Editors’ note: The author delivered remarks on the subject of this post at the conference “International Law and the Regulation of Resort to Force: Exhaustion,...
Regulating Military Force Series – Introduction

Regulating Military Force Series – Introduction

Regulating Military Force Series – Introduction In 1970, Professor Thomas Franck boldly concluded that only 25 years after the adoption of the UN Charter, Article 2(4) had been killed by the very States that had created it. In the 50 years since this conclusion,...
Ceasefire in International Armed Conflict: Implications for Jus Ad Bellum Self-Defense

Ceasefire in International Armed Conflict: Implications for Jus Ad Bellum Self-Defense

Ceasefire in International Armed Conflict: Implications for Jus Ad Bellum Self-Defense In recent months, various commentators have proposed that Ukraine should agree to a ceasefire with Russia as a means of ending the ongoing hostilities of the Russo-Ukrainian War....