Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Non finito: Should the Study also Identify Norms that Are not Custom?

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Non finito: Should the Study also Identify Norms that Are not Custom?

Revisiting Customary IHL Series – Non finito: Should the Study also Identify Norms that Are not Custom? Editors’ note: This post is part of a series relating to the ICRC’s Customary International Humanitarian Law Study, featured across Articles of...
Ukraine Symposium – Release of Chinese POWs in Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Release of Chinese POWs in Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Release of Chinese POWs in Ukraine In early April, reports emerged indicating that Ukraine had captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Additional reports shared by Ukraine’s intelligence agencies...
Terror, Chaos, and Shame: When Information Operations Constitute War Crimes

Terror, Chaos, and Shame: When Information Operations Constitute War Crimes

Terror, Chaos, and Shame: When Information Operations Constitute War Crimes The informational dimension of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has provoked important debate around the legal framework applicable to information operations in armed conflict....
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...
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Taliban Combatant Immunity in Non-International Armed Conflict

United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Taliban Combatant Immunity in Non-International Armed Conflict

United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Taliban Combatant Immunity in Non-International Armed Conflict 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...