Colombia development projects by military ‘increase violence against civilians’ Ugandan Rebels Kill at Least 100 in Neighboring DRC Rare access to the hunt for African warlord Joseph Kony Second air strike hits airport in Libya’s capital Sudan launches investigation into claims of ‘mass rape’ in Darfur village Al-Shabab massacres 28 Kenyan bus passengers and Kenya …
Looking back on 10 days of violence in Bangui (CAR) UN Mission in DRC comes under attack, steps up security Huge blast rocks Egypt army checkpoint International Crisis Group report “Toward a Lasting Ceasefire in Gaza” (report, summary) Sudan Speaks About Contacts With Rebel Commanders in Darfur Kurdish fighters regain ground in Kobane Turkey says …
Did Israel’s ‘Hannibal directive’ lead to a war crime in Gaza? Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebels, complicating fight against Islamic State Chatham House video of Brahimi discussing Syria’s Conflict and the Impact on Its Neighbours: The Long View US airstrikes said to have killed hundreds of IS fighters On outskirts of Baghdad, Islamic State’s advances …
Colombia says FARC rebel chief traveled twice to Cuba for peace talk “The Mission: A last defense against genocide”, an interesting long-read about the CAR fight between Seleka and Anti-Balaka UN: Nine killed in suspected Ugandan rebel attack in DR Congo DRC civilians face ADF rebel threat South Sudanese rebels kill Ugandan soldiers in Upper …
ECtHR Judgment in Hassan v UK (on IHL and IHRL in times of IAC). On EJILTalk, Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne provides a first review of this important ruling. Suicide bombers kill 15 at north Nigerian college Libya could become another Syria, warns foreign minister conference Shiite Militias Pose Challenge for U.S. in Iraq Yemen clashes escalate as …
Human Rights Watch: Unguided Rockets Killing Civilians in Ukraine ICRC calls on all sides in Ukraine to respect international humanitarian law (and explicitly refers to the situation as a non-international armed conflict) Shells hit U.N.-run school sheltering evacuees in Gaza Strip Israel Says That Hamas Uses Civilian Shields, Reviving Debate UN sends aid to Syria …
The latest issue of the Military Law and the Law of War Review (Volume 50, Issue 3-4) deals, besides other articles and bok reviews , specifically with the ECHR’s Al-Jedda (summary and judgment) and Al-Skeini (summary and judgment) cases: – F. Naert, The European Court of Human Rights’ Al-Jedda and Al-Skeini Judgments: an Introduction and …
Symposium on Al-Jedda and Al-Skeini cases in Military Law and the Law of War Review Read More »