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Michael N. Schmitt
| Dec 11, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
The Suspension of Hostilities in the Israel-Hezbollah Armed Conflict A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect on 27 November. According to the U.S. State Department, “Broadly speaking, it has been successful in stopping the fighting and...
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Marika Sosnowski
| Dec 2, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
The Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire: A Least Worst Option Editors’ note: The author has also addressed this subject on The Conversation. It is welcome news that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has now been approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
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Cian Moran
| Nov 18, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine, International Law, and Humanitarian Intervention Responses to States that commit atrocities against their own people have long eluded international law. Some have pinned hopes on the concept of “humanitarian intervention,” whereby a State...
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Tamer Morris
| Nov 5, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law
Israel’s Consent, UNIFIL, and the UN Charter When discussing UN peacekeeping, issues of international law and politics are intertwined and at times become inseparable. The issue of the political or legal nature of consent arose when the de facto Malian government...
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Peter A. Dutton
| Apr 22, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Palestine’s Quest for Full United Nations Membership Amidst the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, the United States vetoed Palestine’s latest bid for full acceptance as a member State of the United Nations (UN). In the view of the United States, the only...
