Ukraine Symposium – UN Peacekeepers and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

Ukraine Symposium – UN Peacekeepers and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

Ukraine Symposium – UN Peacekeepers and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been under Russian control since March 2022. The international community has repeatedly called for a resolution to a situation that could result in a...
Ukraine Symposium – The Escalating Military Use of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

Ukraine Symposium – The Escalating Military Use of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

Ukraine Symposium – The Escalating Military Use of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant In early March, I argued on these pages that Russian forces’ reported attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant likely violated the Additional Protocol I provisions protecting...
Ukraine Symposium – Unprecedented Environmental Risks

Ukraine Symposium – Unprecedented Environmental Risks

Ukraine Symposium – Unprecedented Environmental Risks Environmental damage in armed conflict is generally caused in four ways: (1) the conduct of hostilities, i.e., the use of means and methods of warfare (weapons and tactics); (2) natural resource extraction...
The Attack at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant and Additional Protocol I

The Attack at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant and Additional Protocol I

The Attack at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant and Additional Protocol I On March 4th, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced a report by Ukrainian authorities that Russian forces had attacked the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeast Ukraine....