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Robert Kolb
| Aug 19, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict
Killings of Prisoners of War and Refusal of Quarter – Present and Past Modern international humanitarian law (IHL) protects prisoners against attack or mistreatment from the moment they surrender or do something akin to surrender. Relevant provisions include Articles...
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Robert Kolb
| Dec 19, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
International Humanitarian Law as Jus Cogens International peremptory norms have received a variety of definitions and constructions. The definition relevant to the law of treaties states: a peremptory norm is such if it cannot be derogated from by a special legal...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Nov 25, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, In Honor of Françoise Hampson, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation, State Responsibility
In Honor of Françoise Hampson – Parsing Proportionality Editors’ note: This post is part of a series to honor Françoise Hampson, who passed away on April 18, 2025. These posts recognize Professor Hampson’s work and the significant contribution her scholarship...
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Ori Pomson
| Dec 4, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
Iran and Israel: The Light Treatment of Jus ad Bellum In the early hours of October 26, 2024, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) launched a large-scale attack against Iran. According to the IDF, these were “precise and targeted strikes against military targets in a...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 2, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Use of Force
Ukraine Symposium – Retaliatory Warfare and International Humanitarian Law On 29 December, Russia launched a massive country-wide drone and missile assault on Ukraine. Although Ukraine shot down 114 of the 158 inbound missiles, over 40 Ukrainian civilians died in the...
