Tag: International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
Looking Forward: What Can Courts Do and When
Professor Laurie Blank and Professor Daphné Richemond-Barak’s End of War Project motivates us to think in new ways about the institutions and processes that...
Courts in Wartime: A Level Playing Field for Peace
The question of whether international courts can play a role in ending wars has become more pressing than ever as the rules-based international order...
Symposium: Updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
Just Security, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and EJIL:Talk!, presents this joint symposium on the ICRC’s recently updated...
Suspend Your Judgment? The Role of International Courts in Ending Wars
Wars in the Era of Multiple International Adjudication
The End of War Project – in one of whose workshops I was fortunate to participate –...
Unmarked Aircraft to Attack an Alleged Drug Boat: Perfidy?
Reports have surfaced that a military aircraft used in the highly controversial Sept. 2, 2025, strike on an alleged drug boat, as well as...
International Humanitarian Law: Syllabus Supplements
Access the International Humanitarian Law / Law of Armed Conflict Syllabus Supplement via PDF here.
Table of Contents
A. History, Sources, and Principles of IHL
B. Triggering...
The International Law Obligation to Investigate the Boat Strikes
Operation Southern Spear, the U.S. campaign involving attacks on boats allegedly trafficking drugs from Venezuela, has so far killed 87 individuals. International law experts...
Expert Q&A on Operation Southern Spear and Seizure of Sanctioned Vessels
This expert FAQ — on Operation Southern Spear, boat strikes, potential use of force in Venezuela, and seizure of U.S. sanctioned vessels — has...
Expert Backgrounder: Law on Targeting Shipwrecked Traffickers
On Sept. 2, 2025 U.S. forces launched a missile strike against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean. Forty-one minutes later, they fired again—this...
Operation Southern Spear: Why the Crews, Drugs, and Boats are Not Targetable
The Sept. 2 attack on a boat allegedly carrying drugs has sparked widespread discussion regarding the targetability of the 11 people aboard, including two...
