The Role of Municipal Law Analogies in the Law of Armed Conflicts

The Role of Municipal Law Analogies in the Law of Armed Conflicts

by | Mar 11, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

The Role of Municipal Law Analogies in the Law of Armed Conflicts It is common wisdom that the law of armed conflict (LOAC) contains many “principles” or rules of considerable normative breadth and importance. Some examples include: the principle of limitation of...
The So-Called Principle of Equal Treatment of Belligerents by the Neutral State

The So-Called Principle of Equal Treatment of Belligerents by the Neutral State

by | Apr 14, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality

The So-Called Principle of Equal Treatment of Belligerents by the Neutral State Conventional legal wisdom says neutral States owe belligerents equality of treatment (see for example here, p. 282–84, here, p. 237, and here, p. 466). This is largely inaccurate, however....