Over the past couple of years, a group of esteemed military and humanitarian law experts (assisted by cyber/technical experts) has convened to draft the Tallinn Manual on the International Law applicable to Cyber Warfare. The Manual will be published in print by Cambridge University Press, but a draft is already available online via de Stockton …
UN High Level Rule of Law Meeting adopts declaration reaffirming Rule of Law as foundation for building equitable state relations, just societies International Crisis Group report on Mali: The Need for Determined and Coordinated International Action Human Rights Watch: Mali Islamist Armed Groups Spread Fear in North In bid to control armed groups, Libyan military …
Congo M23 rebels accused of forming parallel government The Congo question: Can regional powers use force to pacify the gigantic nation Libyan Islamist militia swept out of bases Libyan army orders militias out of compounds Libyan militia in Derna ‘to disband’ Free Syrian Army: HQ moved from Turkey to Syria Philippines close to landmark peace …
Last week, the African Union (AU) was reported to have assumed command over the operation that searches for the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony. The AU force is made up of troops from Uganda, South Sudan and the Central African Republic. The AU was supposed to have taken over earlier this …
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FARC rebels say expectations high for Colombia peace talks FARC names peace talk negotiators Congo Rebel Group M23 Says It Is ‘Better Than The Government,’ Despite Committing War Crimes International Crisis Group report: Divided We Stand – Libya’s Enduring Conflicts Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Scepticism as US Blacklists Afghan Insurgent Group Burmese Ethnic …
U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack Somali President Mohamud’s hotel targeted by bomber UN: Taliban raked in $400 million from diverse sources Afghanistan: Insurgents Attack Bagram Air Base
Every few months, Katharine and I will compile a legal roundup of academic publications, legal developments and blog discussions on legal issues relating to armed groups and international law, which may be interesting for academics as well as and practitioners working in this field. Here is the first of these compilations: Articles and books: Drones and …
Colombia National Liberation Army Deserter Helps Free Hostage In Colombia Human Rights Watch: M23 Rebels Committing War Crimes in DR Congo Turkey: ‘warplanes kill 25 rebels in northern Iraq’ UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warns of legal consequences to human rights crimes in Syria Rebels execute 20 Syrian soldiers in Aleppo Yemen says key …
Human Rights Groups Fear Militarization in Guatemala ICC team in Mali to investigate potential war crimes Islamist rebels seize control of Douentza (Mali) Congo asks U.N. to sanction Rwanda officials for rebel support Government officials: Turkish troops killed in Kurdish rebel clashes in Sirnak U.S. Seems Set to Brand Pakistan Militant Group as ‘Terrorist’
UN alarmed over killings in Masisi territory in DR Congo US drones strike again in Yemen, kill 8 AQAP fighters Pakistan army kills 18 militants as fighting rages Insurgents burn Thai flags in attacks in Thailand’s violent south; 6 soldiers wounded