Kinocide as a Strategy of Terrorism: Legal Frameworks and Case Law Analysis

Kinocide as a Strategy of Terrorism: Legal Frameworks and Case Law Analysis

by , , | Aug 8, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism

Kinocide as a Strategy of Terrorism: Legal Frameworks and Case Law Analysis The intentional targeting of families by terrorist organizations constitutes a particularly egregious form of violence that weaponizes the emotional and social core of civilian life. Recently...
Prosecuting the Starvation War Crime in Germany: The Yarmouk Case

Prosecuting the Starvation War Crime in Germany: The Yarmouk Case

by | Aug 1, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Prosecuting the Starvation War Crime in Germany: The Yarmouk Case On 6 June 2024, the Investigative Judge at the Federal Court of Justice issued arrest warrants for five individuals apprehended in Germany. The suspects, taken into custody a month later, allegedly...
Article 23(g) Imperative Military Necessity Imposes No Higher Standard than Ordinary Military Necessity

Article 23(g) Imperative Military Necessity Imposes No Higher Standard than Ordinary Military Necessity

by | Jun 9, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Article 23(g) Imperative Military Necessity Imposes No Higher Standard than Ordinary Military Necessity This post addresses the requirement for “imperative military necessity” to justify property destruction under Article 23(g) of the Hague Regulations of 1907,...
Hand-to-Hand Combat, “Double-Tapping,” “Dead-Checking,” and the Issue of “Last Mercy” Under IHL

Hand-to-Hand Combat, “Double-Tapping,” “Dead-Checking,” and the Issue of “Last Mercy” Under IHL

by | May 28, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Hand-to-Hand Combat, “Double-Tapping,” “Dead-Checking,” and the Issue of “Last Mercy” Under IHL Last November, a video depicting one of the most brutal encounters of the Russo-Ukrainian war circulated widely across social media. In the small Ukrainian village of...
Lieber Studies Series – Military Investigations

Lieber Studies Series – Military Investigations

by | Apr 30, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Human Rights, Lieber Studies Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict: Select Issues

Lieber Studies Series – Military Investigations Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s chapter in Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict: Select Issues (Jelena Pejic and Margaret Kotlik eds. 2025), the eleventh volume of the Lieber Studies Series published...