Ukraine Symposium – The Wagner Group: Status and Accountability

Ukraine Symposium – The Wagner Group: Status and Accountability

by , | Feb 23, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Ukraine-Russia Symposium

Ukraine Symposium – The Wagner Group: Status and Accountability Since Russia commenced its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Wagner Group has come out of the shadows. Used by the Kremlin as an alternative fighting force since 2014, the private...
Mercenaries on the Battlefield: What Legal Advisors Must Know

Mercenaries on the Battlefield: What Legal Advisors Must Know

by | Dec 2, 2020 | Accountability, AoW Posts, State Responsibility, Topics

Mercenaries on the Battlefield: What Legal Advisors Must Know Mercenaries … are useless and dangerous. And if a prince holds on to his state by means of mercenary armies, he will never be stable or secure… — Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince Mercenaries have been...