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The UK government has received advice that Israel is breaking international law in its assault on Gaza, so has an obligation to stop supplying it with arms.
The International Court of Justice stopped short of calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. New Zealand now needs to refine its foreign policy to play a constructive role in what happens next.
There is precedent showing the ICJ may grant provisional measures within a month or two of the hearing, preventing Israel from causing further harm in Gaza.
In war time, the type of conflict determines what formal rules of war apply. But how to determine the nature of the conflict?
Mass forced movement of people has been used in conflicts to serve three goals: population control, territorial expansion and as a sorting mechanism. All three could be in play in Gaza.
Proportionality requires that lives of civilians on both sides of a conflict must be treated with the same degree of respect.
The European bourgeoisie could not forgive Hitler because he applied in Europe colonialist procedures previously reserved for the supposedly inferior Arabs, Indians, and Africans.
An expert on the laws of war argues that the burden is now on Israel to show that the heavy death toll in Gaza is proportionate to the military advantage gained.
Cyberspace is a battlefield in modern conflicts – and combatants must follow international humanitarian law to protect civilians.
The politics of delivering aid in war zones are messy, the ethics fraught and the logistics daunting. But getting everything right is essential − and in this instance could save many Gazans’ lives.
A scholar of the laws of war explores the complex issues raised by Israeli bombing of Gaza in retaliation for the slaughter of its citizens.
This unleashing of violence, including the initial acts and the response to them, inevitably leads to war crimes.
Two groups of Russian fighters have reportedly carried out recent attacks on Russian soil. What is their status under international law?
A decision to bulldoze the home belonging to the family of a man accused of killing seven people outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem has sparked questions over the legality of Israeli policy.
It is a war crime to intentionally attack aid workers, but providing aid in a war zone where force is used indiscriminately and mercenaries operate with scant regard to rules is extremely risky.
Five British nationals were part of a prisoner swap with Russia recently. Here’s what international law tells us about the detention and treatment of people taken in time of conflict.
Both sides in the Israel-Hamas conflict may be violating the international laws that govern armed conflict. A legal scholar explains these rules – and whether anyone enforces them.
The standoff between Abiy Ahmed and the armed forces in Tigray has already caused thousands to flee their homes.
An official inquiry is underway to examine if New Zealand troops committed war crimes in Afghanistan during an event known as Operation Burnham, when six civilians were killed.
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Professor of Law, American University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Senior Lecturer in International Law, Cranfield University
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PhD in machine ethics, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Associate Professor and Department Chair, Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations, American University School of International Service
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Reader in International Relations, University of Westminster
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Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Canterbury
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Lecturer on Law and Associate Director of Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection, International Human Rights Clinic, Harvard Law School, Harvard University
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Visiting Professor of International Law, Tufts University
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Professor of Forensic Medicine, Cairo University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Southern Denmark
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Course Co-ordinator, International Law Clinical Program, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
