Laws of War

The finding was part of the guilty verdicts against 3 commanders of Russian-backed forces in the 2014 shootdown of the civilian airliner.

All 298 people aboard were killed when the Malaysian airliner, flying from Amsterdam, was shot down over Russian-controlled territory.

In principle, the new policy tightens safeguards for airstrikes and special operation raids. But it contains loopholes that will likely allow business as usual for USAFRICOM in…

Кожного дня, коли Україна виганяє російські війська з незаконно окупованої української території,…

To say Russia has “annexed” a Ukrainian oblast while Ukraine maintains its territorial claim is, in a minor way, to aid Russia in its wrongful act. The clearest description…

"There is simply no legal route through which a referendum can take place unilaterally without the consent of the territorial state."

Delivering justice at the ICC for the long-neglected victims of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war requires international community support.

Чи є обіцянка гуманітарного коридору цинічною витівкою, чи дає надію?

Humanitarian corridors have a long history of assisting civilians in armed conflict, but they are not without serious shortcomings or risks.

In a much anticipated brief, the government categorically rejected the use of statements obtained through torture in military commissions and promised not to admit any statements…

Does the prohibition of apartheid apply to occupied territory? Marco Longobardo analyzes how laws of war, human rights, occupation, and against racial discrimination intersect.…

We owe it to the next generation to grapple now with the consequences of remaining at war -- as well as the consequences of choosing not to be -- lest we find ourselves reflexively…