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New ICRC Opinion Paper on Legal Classification of Armed Conflict
The ICRC has published a new 2024 Opinion Paper explaining their approach in legally classifying contemporary armed conflicts. It is intended to make the ICRC’s methodology for classification accessible and transparent for all who are interested in the subject. The last time that the ICRC published an Opinion Paper on this matter was 2008. Since …
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Yiokasti Mouratidi is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of International and Operational Law at the Swedish Defence University, focusing on compliance with the law of armed conflict. Previously, Yiokasti obtained her LLM in Public International Law from Utrecht University, the Netherlands (2022) and her LLB in Law with European Law from the University of Nottingham, UK (2019). Yiokasti has a strong interest in international humanitarian law and international security law.
Her work on the AGIL blog is provided in a personal capacity and does not necessarily reflect the views of any present or previous employer.
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