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Category: International Humanitarian Law

Oppression of Uyghur Muslims: Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang

December 28, 2020 Shreya Srivastava and Yukta Ambastha Leave a comment

Uyghurs are a Turkic Muslim group who are culturally and ethnically close to Central Asian nations. They inhabit mostly the…

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Posted in: Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law

Transitional Justice in Northern Uganda and the Invisibility of Children Born of War

December 15, 2020 Tonny Raymond Kirabira and Mugero Jesse 2 Comments

Northern Uganda was engulfed in a civil conflict from 1986 to 2006 between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the…

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Posted in: International Humanitarian Law

75th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials: An Appraisal of Ad-hocery

November 30, 2020 Samantha Clare Goh 2 Comments

Last Friday, 20 November 2020, marked the 75th anniversary of the Nuremberg trials. What should have been a historic event…

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Posted in: Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Uncategorized

Sun Tzu’s Art of War and the First Principles of International Humanitarian Law

August 30, 2020 Sahil Verma Leave a comment

Introduction Sun Tzu’s Art of War is one of the most influential treatises on the conduct of armed conflicts. Despite…

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Posted in: International Humanitarian Law

The Bangladesh/Myanmar situation

August 28, 2020 Umran Chowdhury Leave a comment

August 2020 marked the third anniversary of the largest refugee exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Since August 2017, over 730,000…

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Posted in: Armed Conflict, Genocide, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law

Reimagining the Martens Clause- Should it be Used for Advocacy?

February 22, 2019 Achal Mittal and Unmekh Padmabhushan 2 Comments

Technology is advancing faster than ever before. Unfortunately, this technological progress has also led to the drastic changes in the…

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Posted in: International Humanitarian Law, Public International Law Filed under: martens clause, nuclear weapons

International Humanitarian Law In a Post-Truth World

December 17, 2018 Unnati Ghia Leave a comment

During the Russian annexation of Crimea, Ukrainian soldiers began to receive leaflets and text messages stating that their commander and…

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Posted in: International Humanitarian Law Filed under: fake news, international humanitarian law

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