The New Crime of Kinocide

The New Crime of Kinocide

The New Crime of Kinocide Editors’ note: This post is based on the work of The Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes Against Women and Children and its report “Kinocide: Uncovering the Weaponization of Families on October 7, 2023.” On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched...
The Silent Service: The Law of Armed Conflict’s Blind Spots Regarding Modern Submarine Warfare

The Silent Service: The Law of Armed Conflict’s Blind Spots Regarding Modern Submarine Warfare

The Silent Service: The Law of Armed Conflict’s Blind Spots Regarding Modern Submarine Warfare Submarines play a critical role in warfare due to their stealth, speed, endurance, and firepower. These attributes make them the “queens of the chessboard” in naval strategy...
Terror, Chaos, and Shame: When Information Operations Constitute War Crimes

Terror, Chaos, and Shame: When Information Operations Constitute War Crimes

Terror, Chaos, and Shame: When Information Operations Constitute War Crimes The informational dimension of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has provoked important debate around the legal framework applicable to information operations in armed conflict....
I Spy: Espionage, Perfidy, and Fighting in the Shadows

I Spy: Espionage, Perfidy, and Fighting in the Shadows

I Spy: Espionage, Perfidy, and Fighting in the Shadows In a 2024 Articles of War post, I identified that intelligence gathering, including espionage, is authorized by both treaty and customary international law during armed conflict. For international armed conflicts,...
Al Hassan Symposium – Justice Served (f)or Justice Denied? – The ICC Trial Chamber’s Approach to the War Crime of Passing Sentences Without a Regularly Constituted Court under Article 8(2)(c)(iv) of the Rome Statute

Al Hassan Symposium – Justice Served (f)or Justice Denied? – The ICC Trial Chamber’s Approach to the War Crime of Passing Sentences Without a Regularly Constituted Court under Article 8(2)(c)(iv) of the Rome Statute

Al Hassan Symposium – Justice Served (f)or Justice Denied? – The ICC Trial Chamber’s Approach to the War Crime of Passing Sentences Without a Regularly Constituted Court under Article 8(2)(c)(iv) of the Rome Statute The following post by Hannes Jöbstl focuses on the...