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Conflict Classification In Ukraine: The Return Of The “Proxy War”?, Robert Heinsch
Conflict Classification In Ukraine: The Return Of The “Proxy War”?, Robert Heinsch
International Law Studies
The article examines the exact conditions for classifying an armed conflict under international humanitarian law against the backdrop of the crisis in Ukraine, taking into account the difficult factual situation on the ground and the involvement of the different parties to the conflict. Apart from dealing with the requirements of an international or a non-international armed conflict, it looks again into the specific circumstances for the “internationalization” of an internal armed conflict. In doing so, the author revisits the various approaches found in the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice in its 1986 Nicaragua and 2007 Genocide judgments, as …
Regulating Hostilities In Non-International Armed Conflicts: Thoughts On Bridging The Divide Between The Tadić Aspiration And Conflict Realities, Geoffrey S. Corn
Regulating Hostilities In Non-International Armed Conflicts: Thoughts On Bridging The Divide Between The Tadić Aspiration And Conflict Realities, Geoffrey S. Corn
International Law Studies
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) evolved to strike a rational balance between the necessity of using combat power to defeat enemy opponents, and the humanitarian interest of mitigating the human suffering resulting from armed conflict. Ironically, however, the “type” of conflict most comprehensively regulated by this law—international or inter-State (IACs)—is not the “type” of armed conflict that has been most notable for producing humanitarian suffering since the end of World War II. Instead, non-international armed conflicts (NIACs)—conflicts between States and organized non-State belligerent groups, or even between multiple non-State belligerent groups—have been notorious for their brutality, indifference towards humanitarian restraint, and …
Global Armed Conflict? The Threshold Of Extraterritorial Non-International Armed Conflict, Sasha Radin
Global Armed Conflict? The Threshold Of Extraterritorial Non-International Armed Conflict, Sasha Radin
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Direct Participation In Hostilities And The Interoperability Of The Law Of Armed Conflict And Human Rights Law, Francoise J. Hampson
Direct Participation In Hostilities And The Interoperability Of The Law Of Armed Conflict And Human Rights Law, Francoise J. Hampson
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Xviii Concluding Remarks: Loac And Attempts To Abuse Or Subvert It, Yoram Dinstein
Xviii Concluding Remarks: Loac And Attempts To Abuse Or Subvert It, Yoram Dinstein
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Detention Operations In Iraq: A View From The Ground, Brian J. Bill
Detention Operations In Iraq: A View From The Ground, Brian J. Bill
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
The Role Of The International Committee Of The Red Cross In Stability Operations, Laurent Colassis
The Role Of The International Committee Of The Red Cross In Stability Operations, Laurent Colassis
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
The Occupation Of Iraq: A Reassessment, Eyal Benvenisti, Guy Keinan
The Occupation Of Iraq: A Reassessment, Eyal Benvenisti, Guy Keinan
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
The International Humanitarian Law Classification Of Armed Conflicts In Iraq Since 2003, David Turns
The International Humanitarian Law Classification Of Armed Conflicts In Iraq Since 2003, David Turns
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Occupation In Iraq: Issues On The Periphery And For The Future: A Rubik's Cube Problem?, George K. Walker
Occupation In Iraq: Issues On The Periphery And For The Future: A Rubik's Cube Problem?, George K. Walker
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
The "Fog Of Law": The Law Of Armed Conflict In Operation Iraqi Freedom, Marc Warren
The "Fog Of Law": The Law Of Armed Conflict In Operation Iraqi Freedom, Marc Warren
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Stability Operations: A Guiding Framework For "Small Wars" And Other Conflicts Of The Twenty-First Century, Kenneth Watkin
Stability Operations: A Guiding Framework For "Small Wars" And Other Conflicts Of The Twenty-First Century, Kenneth Watkin
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
The Law Of Armed Conflict And Detention Operations In Afghanistan, Matthew C. Waxman
The Law Of Armed Conflict And Detention Operations In Afghanistan, Matthew C. Waxman
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Rationales For Detention: Security Threats And Intelligence Value, Ryan Goodman
Rationales For Detention: Security Threats And Intelligence Value, Ryan Goodman
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Is Human Rights Law Of Any Relevance To Military Operations In Afghanistan?, Francoise J. Hampson
Is Human Rights Law Of Any Relevance To Military Operations In Afghanistan?, Francoise J. Hampson
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Terrorism And Afghanistan, Yoram Dinstein
Terrorism And Afghanistan, Yoram Dinstein
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Coaltion Operations: A Canadian Perspective, Kenneth W. Watkin
Coaltion Operations: A Canadian Perspective, Kenneth W. Watkin
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
The Treatment Of Detainees And The "Global War On Terror": Selected Legal Issues, David Turns
The Treatment Of Detainees And The "Global War On Terror": Selected Legal Issues, David Turns
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Strategic Communications And The Decline Of The Us Soft Power, Gene E. Bigler
Strategic Communications And The Decline Of The Us Soft Power, Gene E. Bigler
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Luncheon Address International Legal Public Diplomacy, John B. Bellinger Iii
Luncheon Address International Legal Public Diplomacy, John B. Bellinger Iii
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
War, Technology, And The Law Of Armed Conflict, Michael N. Schmitt
War, Technology, And The Law Of Armed Conflict, Michael N. Schmitt
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Unlawful Combatancy, Yoram Dinstein
Terrorism And The Use Of Force In International Law, Michael Schmitt
Terrorism And The Use Of Force In International Law, Michael Schmitt
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
The Laws Of War In The War On Terror, Adam Roberts
The Laws Of War In The War On Terror, Adam Roberts
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Propositions On The Law Of War After The Kosovo Campain, Ruth Wedgewood
Propositions On The Law Of War After The Kosovo Campain, Ruth Wedgewood
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Rule Of Conduct During Humanitarian Intervention, Ivan Shearer
Rule Of Conduct During Humanitarian Intervention, Ivan Shearer
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Legitmate Military Objective Under The Current Jus In Bello, Yoram Dinstein
Legitmate Military Objective Under The Current Jus In Bello, Yoram Dinstein
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
International Humanitarian Law From Agincourt To Rome, Meron Theodor
International Humanitarian Law From Agincourt To Rome, Meron Theodor
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
The Normative Framework Of International Humanitarian Law: Overlaps, Gaps, And Ambiguities, Cherif M. Bassiouni
The Normative Framework Of International Humanitarian Law: Overlaps, Gaps, And Ambiguities, Cherif M. Bassiouni
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Nongovernmental Organizations And International Humanitarian Law, Ved Nanda
Nongovernmental Organizations And International Humanitarian Law, Ved Nanda
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.