by Marten Zwanenburg, Aleksi Kajander, Steven van de Put | Oct 21, 2025 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Military Use of Biometrics Series
Military Use of Biometrics Series – Introduction On 7-8 May 2024, a conference brought together a group of scholars and practitioners to discuss the law applicable to the use of biometrics by armed forces. The conference, which took place in Tallinn, Estonia, was...
by Marten Zwanenburg | Jun 19, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Select IHL Issues Arising from the Israel-Iran Conflict The Israeli strikes on Iran on 13 June 2025 and the ensuing attacks from both sides have raised important questions of international law. Several questions concern the legal basis under the ius ad bellum for the...
by Marten Zwanenburg, Johanna Trittenbach | Dec 23, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy, Weapons Law
Dutch District Court Judgment on Military Support to and Trade with Israel On Friday 13 December 2024, the District Court of the Hague handed down its judgment in a torts case related to the Netherlands’ military support to and trade cooperation with Israel. Al-Haq...
by Marten Zwanenburg | Oct 8, 2024 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict
The Role of the Private Sector in Ensuring Respect for IHL On September 12th, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) published its report, International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts. It is customary for the ICRC to...
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...