I have not been able to post anything for quite a while, but this is a great occasion to start again. Those who have a twitter account may already have seen the announcement, but for the less ‘progressive’ members of the IHL community (like myself): Katharine’s excellent book The Accountability of Armed Groups under Human …
Katharine awarded Francis Lieber Prize for best 2017 LOAC book Read More »
UN peacekeepers killed in Mali explosion Institute of Global and Area Studies (Hamburg): Religious conflicts on the rise in Africa Using Capoeira to heal trauma for former child soldiers US DoD: U.S. Precision Airstrikes Kill 17 ISIS Militants in Libya General accused of war crimes courted by west in Libya Libyan armed group seeks legitimacy …
Canada to pay $10.5m to youngest Guantanamo inmate, convicted of killing US soldier Venezuela Helicopter assault: Real attack or staged hoax? Suspected Boko Haram militants kill nine, abduct dozens in Niger At least 22 killed in Central African Republic clashes Human Rights Watch report “Killing Without Consequence: War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and the Special …
EU commits 50 million euros to combat militants in West Africa France says soldiers killed 20 Islamists in Mali Instability Widens in Mali and the Sahel Region of Africa Children strapped with explosives kill nine in north Cameroon ‘Tunisia militants behead shepherd near Algeria border’ East Libyan forces advance in strategic oasis towns Freed Gadaffi …
Mexico Rejects Label as World’s Second-Deadliest Conflict Zone Heavy gunfire as mutiny spreads in Ivory Coast cities Boko Haram blamed for farmers deaths in Maiduguri Austria jails Syrian rebel fighter for killing soldiers Syria army ‘moves into area’ where rebels evicted ISIL Over 2,000 rebels, families evacuate Damascus district, according to Syrian state media US …
Libya’s warring sides reach diplomatic breakthrough in Rome Kenyan troops report killing 52 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia Israeli fire kills three in Syria at pro-government military base: militia, monitor Lebanese army says Islamic State leader killed, 10 arrested near border Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri calls for ‘guerrilla war’ in Syria US ground forces kill ‘Islamic State’ (IS) …
Confirmed al Qaeda member convicted of terrorism in New York court Widespread conflict between Dinka and non-Dinka in the Equatorias Security forces in Congo Republic kill 15 alleged rebel fighters Fresh clashes in Tripoli threaten fragile ceasefire European Court of Justice: “Actions by armed forces during periods of armed conflict, within the meaning of international …
The 17th edition of the Bruges Colloquium on International Humanitarian Law will take place on 20-21 October 2016 and deal with “Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and International Humanitarian Law”. Registration is now open (here). In the past years, I have advertised the yearly Bruges Colloquium here at the blog and these posts always had loads of hits …
2016 Bruges Colloquium on IHL – Programme and Registration Read More »
Two years ago, I wrote on Opinio Juris (Part 1 and 2) and here on the blog about the end of non-international armed conflicts (NIACs). How do you determine when NIACs end? IHL is rather unclear as to its temporal scope of application for NIACs. Whilst there is – by now – extensive case law …
PHAP online expert briefing on the end of armed conflict under IHL Read More »
International Organizations Applaud the Initiation of the First Trial for Sexual Slavery and Violence During the Armed Conflict in Guatemala: The Sepur Zarco Case Plan Colombia’s mixed legacy: coca thrives but peace deal may be on horizon Dutch Lawyers File Complaint Against Buhari on alleged crimes in Biafra (Nigeria) at the ICC in The Hague …