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Peter S. Konchak
| Feb 14, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
Ceasefire in International Armed Conflict: Implications for Jus Ad Bellum Self-Defense In recent months, various commentators have proposed that Ukraine should agree to a ceasefire with Russia as a means of ending the ongoing hostilities of the Russo-Ukrainian War....
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Pavle Kilibarda
| Feb 5, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Legal Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Exchange In early January, Russia and Ukraine announced the largest prisoner exchange since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Mediated by the United Arab Emirates, the...
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Marja Lehto
| Jan 29, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Use of Force
The Jus ad Bellum Aspects of the Russian War in Ukraine Editors’ Note: This post is derived from a presentation given at the 2023 Israel Defense Forces Military Advocate General’s 4th International Conference on the Law of Armed Conflict. In spite of the complex legal...
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Terry D. Gill
| Jan 22, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, Use of Force
The Use of Force and the International Legal System The editors of Articles of War kindly invited me to submit a short post regarding the book I co-authored with Kinga Tibori Szabó on the use of force which was recently published by Cambridge University Press under...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 11, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Year Ahead – International Humanitarian Law at Risk I leave 2023 behind, dismayed about the state of international humanitarian law (IHL) and concerned that its effectiveness on the battlefield is at risk. In this year-ahead post, I highlight five threats as...
