Category Archives: Middle East

The Use Of Rape In Armed Conflicts

By admin | Published: August 4, 2011

(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 admin | Published: May 30, 2011

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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Israel Institutes Proceedings in Relation to Gaza War

By admin | Published: May 20, 2011

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

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“Change Direction” 2006: Israeli Operations in Lebanon and the International Law of Self-Defense

By admin | Published: March 29, 2011

Michael N. Schmitt* (Download pdf) On July 12, 2006, Hezbollah launched Operation True Promise, the ambush of Israel Defense Force [...]

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The Legal Entitlement of a Future Palestinian State to Territory

By admin | Published: March 28, 2011

Editor’s Note: The following is an Abstract of “The Israel-Palestine Conflict in International Law: Territorial Issues” written by the authors [...]

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Terrorism & Morality

By admin | Published: March 28, 2011

Understanding the Language of Terrorism* by Conor Gearty *From, Essays on Human Rights and Terrorism: Comparative Approaches to Civil Liberties [...]

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