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Broken Laws, Broken Lives

Physicians for Human Rights Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) mobilizes health professionals to advance the health and dignity of all [...]

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The Use Of Rape In Armed Conflicts

(Download as pdf) As with other armed conflicts including those of the former Yugoslavia, Dafar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, [...]

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Wings over Libya: The No-Fly Zone in Legal Perspective

by Michael N. Schmitt (Download pdf) On March 17, 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, which imposed “a [...]

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The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty & Why It Has Not Yet Come Into Legal Force

by Janet Munro-Nelson Posted: 28 February 2011 (Download pdf) The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty is considered one of the cornerstones in [...]

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Israel Institutes Proceedings in Relation to Gaza War

by Katherine Iliopoulos Posted July 26, 2010 Crimes of War Project (Download pdf) Eighteen months after the end of the [...]

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Civilians At War: Deconstructing the 21st Century Battlefield

(Download pdf) A summary of the Chatham House International Law discussion group meeting held on 1 November 2007. The meeting [...]

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Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa

By Paul Collier Posted November 2009 (Download pdf) Why has Africa had so much civil war? In all other regions [...]

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The Tribal Path – Commanding the Prime Battle Space – A More Hopeful Strategy for Afghanistan

(Download pdf) Compiled & written by Ken Guest, RAM Seeger, and Lucy Morgan Edwards Posted 20 May 2010 ABOUT THE [...]

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Rule of Law: A Footnote in Time

by Janet Munro-Nelson Posted: August 2008 (Download pdf) In recent years, the use of the term “rule of law” has [...]

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The West Needs to Open Itself to the Potential of Tribal Solutions in Resolving the Conflict in Afghanistan

by Lucy Morgan Edwards* April 2009 (Download pdf) Last month, Prince Ali Seraj announced his intention to run as President [...]

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