Introduction As of January 2022, there are twelve active UN peacekeeping missions in operation around the world deploying more than eighty-seven thousand personnel and there have been seventy-one missions since 1948. In 1988, UN peacekeeping forces were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their contribution “to reducing tensions where an armistice has been negotiated but…
This editorial explores the application of the law of armed conflict in Pakistan’s domestic courts as well as the use of legal means to pursue strategic objectives.
This editorial focuses on the main issues relating to definitions, accountability, and applicability to non-state entities.
This editorial explores environmental damage during an armed conflict and the ways in which IHL protects the natural environment
How has globalization contributed to growing urban warfare and the debate surrounding the topic of using civilians as human shields in combat? How can the cardinal principles of international humanitarian law be applied to reduce human suffering in urbanised conflicts?
A discussion on the ways in which traditional rules and prohibitions of IHL would apply to emerging new weapons technologies.
A discussion on the development of IHL till date, key achievements of the Geneva Conventions, and some missed opportunities.
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