International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Archives

As Senate Considers New Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Human Rights Focus Would Strengthen US Policy

by Ousmane Diallo and Kate Hixon

Feb 14th, 2024

Not Reassuring: NSM-20 and the Limits of Law-of-War Assurances in the Transfer of U.S. Arms

by Brian Finucane

Feb 13th, 2024

Dutch Appeals Court, Finding Clear Risk of IHL Violations, Orders Government to Halt Military Deliveries to Israel

by Yussef Al Tamimi

Feb 13th, 2024

On Civilians’ Return to North Gaza: What International Humanitarian Law Requires

by Eliav Lieblich

Feb 12th, 2024

Protected Persons and the ‘Geographic Nexus’ Requirement in the DoD Law of War Manual

by Eliav Lieblich

Feb 6th, 2024

Why the ICJ Ruling Misses the Mark: Mitigating Civilian Harm With An Enemy Engaged in Human Shielding

by Claire O. Finkelstein and General (ret.) Joseph Votel

Jan 29th, 2024

The Law of Relief Action – Is Israel Required to Allow Fuel into Gaza?

by Rosa-Lena Lauterbach

Jan 23rd, 2024

The Principle of Proportionality in the DoD Law of War Manual

by Michael W. Meier

Jan 18th, 2024

Revisiting International Law in the Gaza Context

by Nicholas Rostow

Jan 17th, 2024

The “War Reserve Stockpile Allies – Israel” Explained & Why Congress Should Not Expand It

by John Ramming Chappell and Sarah Harrison

Jan 16th, 2024

Assessing the DoD Law of War Manual’s Approach to Treaties and Customary International Law

by Sean Murphy

Jan 10th, 2024

Nine Stories That Deserved More Attention in 2023 – and That May Shape 2024

by Megan Corrarino

Dec 29th, 2023

U.S. Policymakers’ Lessons from Yemen for Gaza

by Wa’el Alzayat and Jeremy Konyndyk

Dec 22nd, 2023

In Defense of Gaza’s Hospitals and Health Workers

by Elise Baker

Dec 21st, 2023

Israel’s Rewriting of the Law of War

by Leonard Rubenstein

Dec 21st, 2023

License to Kill: The Israel-Gaza Conflict and the UK’s Arms Exports Regime

by Udit Mahalingam

Dec 5th, 2023

Resistance and Justice in Myanmar Requires Addressing Extrajudicial Killings by Armed Opposition Groups

by Lian Thawng Hnin and Stefan Bakumenko

Dec 5th, 2023

A Plea to the International Law Community: On De-Humanizing and the October 7th Atrocities

by Yahli Shereshevsky

Dec 4th, 2023

Top Legal Experts on Why Aid to Gaza Can’t Be Conditioned on Hostage Release, in response to remarks by US Official

by Just Security

Nov 20th, 2023

Proportionality in Self-Defense: A Brief Reply

by Adil Ahmad Haque

Nov 14th, 2023

The Problem of Proportionality: A Response to Adil Haque

by Charles Kels

Nov 14th, 2023

In Gaza, Catastrophic Violence of War and Slow Violence of Oppression Collide

by Zinaida Miller

Nov 8th, 2023

Law and Policy Guide to US Arms Transfers to Israel

by John Ramming Chappell, Annie Shiel, Seth Binder, Elias Yousif, Bill Monahan and Amanda Klasing

Nov 8th, 2023

Enough: Self-Defense and Proportionality in the Israel-Hamas Conflict

by Adil Ahmad Haque

Nov 6th, 2023

Unpacking Key Assumptions Underlying Legal Analyses of the 2023 Hamas-Israel War

by Amichai Cohen and Yuval Shany

Oct 30th, 2023

Law and Survival in Israel and Palestine

by Janina Dill

Oct 26th, 2023

What is the U.N. General Assembly Able to Do on the Israel-Hamas War?

by Rebecca Barber

Oct 24th, 2023

The Directive to Evacuate Northern Gaza: Advance Warning or Forced Displacement?

by Yousuf Syed Khan

Oct 19th, 2023

War on Water Prolongs Misery in Gaza

by Mark Zeitoun

Oct 17th, 2023

Expert Guidance: Law of Armed Conflict in the Israel-Hamas War

by Ryan Goodman, Michael W. Meier and Tess Bridgeman