Anything Other Than a Classic NIAC: Examining Myanmar’s Legal Battlefield

Anything Other Than a Classic NIAC: Examining Myanmar’s Legal Battlefield

Anything Other Than a Classic NIAC: Examining Myanmar’s Legal Battlefield Myanmar’s civil unrest is traditionally characterised as a non-international armed conflict (NIAC). It arguably represents one of the most enduring civil wars in modern history. For the past...
War Reloaded: The Erosion of Norms and the Urgency of Prevention

War Reloaded: The Erosion of Norms and the Urgency of Prevention

War Reloaded: The Erosion of Norms and the Urgency of Prevention After decades of cautious optimism about the global decline of warfare, recent trends paint a far more troubling picture. Civilians are increasingly caught in the crossfire, non-State armed groups and...
The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda

The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda

The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda In late January 2025, a rebel alliance involving the militia group M23 seized control over the town of Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Iran and Israel: The Light Treatment of Jus ad Bellum

Iran and Israel: The Light Treatment of Jus ad Bellum

Iran and Israel: The Light Treatment of Jus ad Bellum In the early hours of October 26, 2024, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) launched a large-scale attack against Iran. According to the IDF, these were “precise and targeted strikes against military targets in a...
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Bad Apples are Still Apples

United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Bad Apples are Still Apples

United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Bad Apples are Still Apples Editors’ note: This post is part of a two-post symposium on a pretrial hearing in the case United States v. Najibullah. An introductory post by Professor Sean Watts provides background on the case and...