by Welmoet Wels | Mar 28, 2023
Dead Bodies of War in Legal-Historical Context “We have come for the bodies of the slain, wishing to bury them in observance of the universal law ….” Euripides, The Suppliants, ca. 423 BCE[i] Since the early days of the war between Ukraine and Russia, there have been...
by Samuel White | Mar 27, 2023
Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Indigenous Australian Laws of War Editor’s note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Samuel White’s edited volumes Laws of Yesterday’s Wars published with Brill. For a general introduction to the series,...
by Geoff Corn, Ken Watkin, Jamie Williamson | Mar 24, 2023
The Law in War: A Concise Overview When we first plotted our plan to write the 1st edition of this book, our goal was to offer an accessible narrative overview of international humanitarian law for both lawyers and non-lawyers interested in the topic. To that end, the...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Mar 22, 2023
“Strict” versus “Qualified” Neutrality The support neutral States are providing Russia and Ukraine has ignited a debate over neutrality. It is one of existential magnitude for Ukraine. Indeed, the survival of Kyiv in early 2022 can be attributed in significant part to...
by Pauline Lesaffre | Mar 22, 2023
Ukraine Symposium – A Path Forward for Food Security in Armed Conflict Climate change, the economic crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic, and armed conflicts throughout the world have aggravated the global food crisis (see e.g., here, p. 6-7 and here). Regarding...
