Law of Non-International Armed Conflict
We invite submissions on the law of non-international armed conflict (NIAC) relating to the lack of combatant status in civil wars, the geographical scope of application of the law of NIAC, and the difference between Common Article 3 and Additional Protocol II NIACs.
Applying international humanitarian law to spillover non-international armed conflicts
The complexities of determining the status and the potential extension of prisoner-of-war (POW) protections to belligerents in NIACs.
Examining the impact of competition for resources, non-state actor independence and conflict delegation through proxies on the rise of intrastate war
Examining the threshold criterion for a non-international armed conflict under Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions
This editorial offers a primer on the basic concepts and the laws applicable to non-international armed conflicts (NIAC)
This article discusses the common types of AI technologies in national maritime operations and assess their legality under the laws of war
This article explores the threats of maritime terrorism and international law pertaining to maritime terrorism
This article explores some of the growing obstacles that prevent the successful implementation of the UN Convention on the Laws of the Sea
This article explores the evolution of naval warfare and how it has influenced the international law governing the maritime domain.
This editorial offers a primer on how the laws of war apply (and to some degree how they do not) to issues relating to maritime operations
This piece explores how the impacts of climate change have confined some of the world’s poorest coastal communities to vicious cycles of poverty
This article explores the question of attribution for cyber attacks and offers potential solutions to ease the process of attribution
This article analyses whether computer data can be considered an object under International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
This article examines the defintion of a cyber attack and its potential regulation of a cyber attack under IHL’s general principles
This article identifies three major areas of consideration that create differences in determining policies for cyber security
This editorial explores the questions that the international community needs to answer in determining how the laws of war apply in cyberspace
This article explores the hyper around strategic non-nuclear weapons and analyses their benefit to a country's military arsenal
This article explores the rise of Strategic Non-Nuclear Weapons, their transformative technologies, and the need for non-proliferation in a shifting security landscape.
This article analyses ICJ's Advisory Opinion on the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons
This article aims to explore the complex relationship between nuclear weapons, deterrence, and their potential influence on conflicts.
This article explores the prospects of a nuclear-free world in light of different policy approaches to nuclear non-proliferation
This article considers the environmental harms of nuclear weapons on land and underwater
This editorial gives an overview of how international humanitarian law applies or can apply to nuclear weapons
In this experimental piece, we play around with ChatGPT to understand how Large Language Models (LLMs) can be used for disinfo campaigns
This interview explores how AI powered large language models can be used for targeted disinformation campaigns
This article explores the impact of Artificial Intelligence in warfare, focusing on AI's capabilities and ethical challenges in military conflicts."
This article explores the scope, responsibilties and challenges of applying the law of neutrality in cyberspace
This articles explores the changing nature of neutrality in the context of the changing nature of conflicts
This article explores the law of neutrality underIHL and explores the extent to which the current law of neutrality applies to NIACs
The laws of neutrality have evolved considerably with time. This article explores their evolution and the current ambiguities surrounding it.
This editorial gives an overview of the development of the laws of neutrality and the modern issues faced by the regime
Author Note What say you, then, To times, when half the city shall break out Full of one passion, vengeance, rage, or fear? The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2625 (UNGA Res. 2625) unequivocally prohibits…
Recognizing the growing need to regulate the atrocities in occupations, this article considers war crimes in an occupation and their limited coverage in the Rome Statute
This article explores how IHRL applies in tandem with IHL in protecting individuals in occupied territories.
This article identifies the obligations relating to the protection of the environment under international law in the context of occupations
Our editorial explores the challenges with the continued application of human rights law, the protection of the environment and war crimes in an occupation.
This piece analyses Article 1F(a) of the Refugee Convention which denies refugee status for individuals accused of crimes against humanity
The article analyzes the interaction, overlap and complimentarity of international humanitarian law and international refugee law
This article discusses the denial of refugee protection to child soldiers under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
This article explores the definition of the term refugee, how it has changed over time, & the main reasons why people leave their countries
Our editorial explores how the regimes of refugees and armed conflict intersect with one another and how refugees be used to created armed conflict.
This article explores the Islamic legal position regarding the provision of humanitarian access and protection of aid workers during armed conflicts
This article explores the principles of the Islamic Law of War as defined by Abu Bakr, the first Caliph, in his speech to a Muslim army
This article explores the legality of nuclear weapons under Islamic Laws of War, and compares this perspective with that of contemporary IHL
This article compares the rulings of Islamic War Law and International Humanitarian Law on human shielding, perfidy and night attacks.
This article explores the concept of immunity under International Humanitarian Law and Islamic Laws of War
This article explores the interaction between IHL and Islam regarding allowing humanitarian relief in war zones
This article analyses the fundamental ways in which Islamic Law and IHL regimes are similar and the also significant ways in which their applications diverge.
This article looks at this somewhat stereotypical approach taken by the Conventions as well as how in practice, women are presumed a more ‘innocent’ form of civilian status in which they are not directly participating…
This article explores the international legal provisions regarding the recruitment of children for armed conflicts and presents recommendations on how to tackle this issue
