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A selection of analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza over the past fortnight.
At present the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ruled out a ceasefire but may allow ‘little pauses’.
The list of crimes for which Putin is considered complicit is long. The question is whether he can be held accountable.
‘False flag’ operations are as old as war itself – and are legal under the rules of war.
New weapons and technologies have been used on both sides of the conflict. Donors need to be responsible for testing these weapons first to ensure they are in compliance with the laws of war.
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.
New weapons will require new rules of war – but there is little appetite for regulation.
Both Russia and Ukraine are signatories to the Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war – how much it is being observed is another matter.
The two Britons have rights under the laws of war. It’s not clear they are being respected.
As the number of volunteers for Ukraine’s International Legion rises to a reported 20,000 from over 50 countries, is it lawful for New Zealanders to join the fight?
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Senior Lecturer in International Law, Cranfield University
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Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University
