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Harmen van der Wilt,
Lachezar Yanev
| Feb 23, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Pushing Boundaries: Domestic Courts and Legislatures as the New Laboratory for War Crimes Law War crimes belong to the category of so-called “core” international crimes over which the International Criminal Court (ICC) wields jurisdiction. Under the complementarity...
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Natalie Nunn
| Apr 1, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog
Sudan: The Case for Recognising All Conflict-Related Sexual Violence as Torture Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is often framed as an unfortunate byproduct of war rather than as an intentional and strategic act of violence. However, a closer examination of...
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Fin-Jasper Langmack
| Feb 14, 2025 | Al Hassan Symposium, AoW Posts, Blog, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Al Hassan Symposium – Superior Orders: A (Hopefully) Overlooked Afterthought Editors’ note: This post is part of a joint symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law and Articles of War blogs. The symposium addresses the ICC’s judgment in the Al...
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Michel Paradis
| Feb 10, 2025 | Al Hassan Symposium, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Al Hassan Symposium – The ICC’s Coerced Confession Double Standard Editors’ note: This post is part of a joint symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law and Articles of War blogs. The symposium addresses the ICC’s judgment in the Al Hassan case. The...
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Jennifer Maddocks
| Feb 6, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility
The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda In late January 2025, a rebel alliance involving the militia group M23 seized control over the town of Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
