The use of such incendiary devices is only legal under very specific circumstances. A careful examination of the evidence is now required.
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In war time, the type of conflict determines what formal rules of war apply. But how to determine the nature of the conflict?
Sexual violence can be used as a weapon of war. Hamas’ use of sexual violence was likely meant to show its power over Israeli women and girls and to humiliate Israeli men and Israel’s military.
While the Genocide Convention has helped raise awareness and prevent ethnic violence from escalating, it has not stopped many accusations of genocides, including violence in Darfur and in Ukraine.
Both Israelis and Palestinians are accusing each other of genocide. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to a genocide expert on the legal definition of the term.
War crimes investigations are long, complex and involve international sensitivities. Nonetheless, there is growing inevitability that there will be prosecutions from the Israel-Gaza war.
The International Criminal Court has a range of options for both deterring and investigating war crimes in the current conflict.
The UN secretary-general said neither side is justified in its actions against civilians. But holding them accountable for war crimes is extremely difficult.
Ukraine is seeking compensation from Russia in the case, but the International Court of Justice needs to agree to hear it first.
The push for national trials reflects a disappointment with the slow pace and high costs of international justice.
The war crimes probe signals a new path for Canada that prioritizes international law and corrects past policy failures, while validating the experiences of Ukrainians.
Journalists and media workers are being deliberately targeted by Russian forces in Ukraine.
Donald Trump has made personal grievances and payback the centerpiece of his presidential run. Will this strategy work? Two experts who study democracy look at others who have used these tactics.
Deliberate policies set in place by European states and supported by the European Union lead directly to migrant deaths.
Russia’s systematic manipulation of children dates back long before the war in Ukraine, to when the Soviet Union first made false promises to its large population of orphans.
The ICC was only ever intended as a court of last resort, meaning it will only investigate and prosecute people for alleged war crimes when a country is unwilling or unable to do so itself.
You can count on Mama Ngina Kenyattta to defend the family name, in good times and bad.
The failure to hold the perpetrators of the Darfur genocide accountable has led to further instability in Sudan.
Digital evidence is becoming a routine fixture for war crimes investigations, including the one focused on Ukraine, changing the landscape for international tribunal investigations.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
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