Armed Conflicts

With humanitarian funding decreasing and needs growing, cholera in a camp for displaced people illustrates the dire conditions.

Unless parties are willing to come to the table, there is no pathway from war toward restoring civilian rule and a democratic transition.

International law must better understand and account for the realities of civilian life in territory under armed group control.

Nine factors, considered in their totality, would provide a more nuanced understanding of jus ad bellum proportionality and assist States in identifying specific concerns with…

While legislating is traditionally seen as a role of the State, armed groups impose “rebel law” over ~64 million people in contested regions.

Editor’s Note: This article is part of the Armed Groups and International Law Symposium, building on the volume edited by Katharine Fortin and Ezequiel Heffes. During international…

An exploration of armed groups and international law outside of conflict; the criminal liability of armed groups and their members; rebel governance; and the role of armed groups…

Joining the show to discuss the situation in Haiti and how policymakers addressing it are Rosy Auguste Ducéna and Beatrice Lindstrom.

Haiti's elite and US officials likely are negotiating a handover, but civil society has shown it can unite and should be involved.

Conflicts between industrial and artisanal mining should be considered as the clean energy transition increases the need for certain minerals.

A critical assessment of the U.S. DoD Law of War Manual's approach to membership status in non-State armed groups.

In armed conflicts, humanitarian crises, and climate-induced disasters, older people often suffer disproportionately. First in a series.