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...
Leaving Ottawa: Lithuania Denounces the Anti-Personnel Mines Convention

Leaving Ottawa: Lithuania Denounces the Anti-Personnel Mines Convention

by | May 27, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law

Leaving Ottawa: Lithuania Denounces the Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Significant changes are happening on NATO’s eastern flank. In 2024 Lithuania denounced the Convention on Cluster Munitions. More recently, on May 8, 2025, Lithuania announced its decision to...
Carving Up Ukraine: What About the Azov Sea?

Carving Up Ukraine: What About the Azov Sea?

by | May 13, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Maritime, Occupation

Carving Up Ukraine: What About the Azov Sea? Among other things, the ongoing negotiations to end hostilities in the Russia-Ukraine War include a maritime ceasefire agreement for halting hostilities in the Black Sea. At this stage, no publicly available details exist...
Deterrence Doesn’t Fly in Space: Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space as a Threat of Force

Deterrence Doesn’t Fly in Space: Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space as a Threat of Force

by | May 2, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Space Law, Use of Force

Deterrence Doesn’t Fly in Space: Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space as a Threat of Force In an interview with German newspaper Die Welt on Friday April 12th, NATO Secretary-General Rutte expressed concern regarding the potential deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in...
The Disarmament Treaties Prohibiting Anti-Personnel Mines and Cluster Munitions: Separating Fact from Fiction

The Disarmament Treaties Prohibiting Anti-Personnel Mines and Cluster Munitions: Separating Fact from Fiction

by | Apr 9, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law

The Disarmament Treaties Prohibiting Anti-Personnel Mines and Cluster Munitions: Separating Fact from Fiction In recent months, there has been considerable criticism in scholarship, and in opinion editorials in several newspapers, of the content and impact of the two...