Emily Paddon Rhoads and Jennifer Welsh contributed with an article titled “Close cousins in protection: the evolution of two norms” to a new collection of articles titled ‘The dynamics of dissent’ (Press Release) which examines the contestation of the international norms that influence state behaviour. Edited by Anette Stimmer and Lea Wisken, the articles form […]

Cross posted from: Just Security Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author’s and do not reflect the views of the United States Military Academy, the United States Army, or the Department of Defense. A transgender woman serving in the military was permitted by her command to use the berthing, bathrooms, […]

Journal of Global Security Studies, Volume 4, Issue 1, 1 January 2019, Pages 53–72  Abstract This article begins by critically assessing some of the current measures used to evaluate the status and impact of the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP). It then lays the groundwork for a deeper examination of RtoP’s strength by specifying what kind […]

Cross-posted from La Revue des Droits de l’Homme (English version, French version) Abstract The announcement of President Trump on 19 December 2018 that the US would withdraw its troops from Syria and following reactions provide evidence of the uncertainties on the end of armed conflicts, as a factual, strategic and legal matter. The question of the […]

Author: Emanuela-Chiara Gillard DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1816383118000474 Full article: PDF Published online: 12 February 2019 Abstract: In recent years there have been repeated calls for the establishment of so-called “safe areas” to protect civilians from the effects of hostilities in a number of contexts. The present article presents the international law framework relevant to the establishment and operation of such […]

Ruben Reike contributes book review essay  “The International Criminal Court and Its Effects on Active Armed Conflicts” to the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. The article reviews the following books: The International Criminal Court in Ongoing Intrastate Conflicts: Navigating the Peace–Justice Divide by Patrick S. Wegner. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. pp. ix + 333 + […]

The UN Secretary-General has identified enhancing humanitarian access as one of the five core challenges to the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In recent years considerable attention has been devoted to identifying and mapping a wide range of practical constraints with respect to humanitarian operations and attempting to find ways of overcoming—or at least mitigating—their […]

Dapo Akande has recently published a piece on the International Legal Framework Regulating the Use of Armed Drones. The article, published in the October 2016 issue of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly and available here, was co-authored with Christof Heyns – who was UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary and Arbitrary Executions – and 2 […]

Ruben Reike contributes book review “The Struggle for Individual Criminal Accountability in a World of States: From “New” to “Credible” to “Rough” Justice” to the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. The article reviews the following three books: The Birth of the New Justice: The Internationalization of Crime and Punishment, 1919-1950 by Mark Lewis. Oxford: Oxford University Press, […]

GR2P – Global Responsibility to Protect Vol. 6 No. 02 2014 Special Issue: Humanitarian Action and the Responsibility to Protect  Guest Editors: Hugo Slim and Alex J. Bellamy See the online edition here .