by Marten Zwanenburg, Arjen Vermeer | Jul 19, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Transfers of POWs to Third States Introduction On 9 June 2023, media reported that Hungary received eleven Ukrainian Prisoners of War (POWs) from Russia. More than a week later, Reuters reported that three of these persons had been repatriated to...
by David Scheffer | Jul 17, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Other Bodies of Law, US-ICC Symposium
The United States Should Ratify the Rome Statute (Editor’s note: This article is part of a joint symposium hosted by Just Security and Articles of War. The symposium addresses topics discussed at a workshop held at The George Washington University Law School...
by Mara Tignino, Tadesse Kebebew, Caroline Pellaton | Jul 13, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility
International Law and Accountability for the Nova Kakhovka Dam Disaster The Dnieper River is one of the largest transboundary rivers in Europe, originating in Russia, flowing through Belarus and Ukraine before reaching the Black Sea. The river is Ukraine’s primary...
by Martin Fink | Jul 11, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality
How Qualified Neutrality Impacts the Law of Contraband It is often thought that the outcome of the Russia-Ukraine conflict may depend heavily on the amount and type of military equipment that both parties are able to bring to the battlefield. Depriving the enemy State...
by Jennifer Maddocks | Jun 30, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility
Putin Admits to Funding the Wagner Group: Implications for Russia’s State Responsibility On June 27, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a remarkable announcement. After years of denying any links between the Wagner Group and the Russian State, Putin stated,...