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Hace 4 días · 10 May 2024 Peace and Security. With the situation in Rafah “on a knife’s edge”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed again on Friday for Israeli and Hamas leaders “to demonstrate political courage and spare no effort” in reaching an agreement to end the war in Gaza and free all hostages. Speaking at a press conference in ...
Hace 1 día · This principle used to be accepted by European and North American public opinion and governments – until Ukraine. Everyone criticised Russia, and rightfully so, but very few criticised Ukraine. Ukraine is undoubtedly the victim of an aggression and has the right to defend itself, but how it does it should matter. This has been exacerbated in ...
Hace 5 días · Introduction. August 15, 2021, the day the American-led military war in Afghanistan ended, was the first day of the de facto comprehensive sanctioning of the country. In many regards, the sanctions are typically ineffective, counterproductive, and unwieldy. However, the sanctions are also problematic in terms of more nuanced analyses.
Hace 5 días · Finally, the conclusion looks again at the arguments for studying humanitarian movements in their broader context. There are inevitable problems in bridging the disciplines of international relations and history, and Barnett makes a valiant attempt throughout the book, bringing to light the continuities and differences as humanitarianism progresses from its original conception in the 18th century.
Hace 1 día · For Professor Dinstein, the law of belligerent occupation certainly applied in Gaza (see Dinstein, Belligerent Occupation, paras. 67-78). Second, many of the relevant rules apply primarily in situations of occupation. I am of the view that Israel was not in occupation of Gaza in October 2023 when Hamas attacked.
Hace 1 día · These arguments are instrumental in character: for example, that protecting heritage prevents genocide, thwarts terrorist attacks, prevents economic harm, or promotes military success. Thus, according to these arguments, we ought to protect heritage because, and insofar as, doing so is a means to securing some further good that has no particular connection to the heritage itself.
Hace 5 días · This principle could be applied to LAWs when they are used especially on the loop or out of the loop. The second principle means that “it is prohibited to cause unnecessary suffering to combatants: it is accordingly prohibited to use weapons causing them such harm or uselessly aggravating their suffering” (ICJ 1996, Para 78).
