Reparations in Colombia: Redressing Civilian Harm in the Midst of Armed Conflict

Reparations in Colombia: Redressing Civilian Harm in the Midst of Armed Conflict

Reparations in Colombia: Redressing Civilian Harm in the Midst of Armed Conflict Commentators often point to Colombia as a success story in terms of confronting the consequences of armed conflict through its extensive engagement with transitional justice efforts to...
The U.S. Turkish Drone Shootdown Over Syria and the Jus Ad Bellum

The U.S. Turkish Drone Shootdown Over Syria and the Jus Ad Bellum

The U.S. Turkish Drone Shootdown Over Syria and the Jus Ad Bellum In early October, the United States shot down an armed Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) operating over Syrian airspace with an F-16 fighter jet. The aerial engagement was unusual, if not...
The Emergence of Collective Countermeasures

The Emergence of Collective Countermeasures

The Emergence of Collective Countermeasures Editor’s Note: This post is based on a forthcoming article, “War Reparations: The Case for Countermeasures” in the Stanford Law Review, available here. When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, it launched the...
Ukraine Symposium – Reparations for War: What Options for Ukraine?

Ukraine Symposium – Reparations for War: What Options for Ukraine?

Ukraine Symposium – Reparations for War: What Options for Ukraine? On 14 November, the UN General Assembly received a resolution calling for international support and cooperation on reparations for Ukraine. For thousands of years, reparations have attempted to settle...
A Primer on the ICJ’s Upcoming Armed Activities Reparations Judgment

A Primer on the ICJ’s Upcoming Armed Activities Reparations Judgment

A Primer on the ICJ’s Upcoming Armed Activities Reparations Judgment ​ On February 9, 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will render its judgment on the question of reparations in the Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo case between the...