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Beyond Compliance Symposium: The harm of displacement – Towards full(er) protection 

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This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Community Protection Systems in the Face of Failed State and Protracted Armed Conflict in Somalia    

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This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Older Persons and Armed Conflict – Rethinking Civilian Harm and Humanitarian Need

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This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal strategies that can effectively …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Harm by Overcompliance to Unilateral Sanctions – The Paradigm of Syria

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This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal …

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Are Absentees Always in the Wrong? The Kony Case and the ICC’s Confirmation of Charges Hearing in Absentia

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Source On 6 November 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a decision confirming the charges brought by the Prosecutor against Joseph Kony. This decision followed a confirmation of charges hearing held on 9 and 10 September 2025, in the absence of the person. This procedural development at a preliminary stage concerns …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Armed Groups without Armed Conflict – Reflecting on the Thresholds of Violence and Protection

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This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: How Conflict and Climate Change Deepen Child Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa

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This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Before compliance – ex-ante decision making in the design of military AI capabilities and the need to unravel the private technology sector’s role

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This post forms part of phase two of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law blog. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal strategies that can effectively …

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The ICC’s Handling of Sexual Violence in the Yekatom and Ngaïssona Case: A Step Backwards

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On 24 July 2025, the International Criminal Court (the “ICC”) delivered its judgment in the case of The Prosecutor v. Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona. The case arose from the conflict that escalated in the Central African Republic (“CAR”) following the 2013 seizure of power by the predominantly Muslim Seleka coalition, which triggered retaliatory attacks by …

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A Human Rights-Friendly Influence? The Syrian Democratic Forces, the Syrian Transition, and International Law

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Over half a year after the ousting of Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad, the Syrian transition continues to hang in the balance. President Ahmed al-Sharaa appears to have successfully asserted his control for the time being by proclaiming an interim constitution and announcing the formation of a transitional cabinet in March. At the same time, attacks …

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