The armed Islamist group committed war crimes on Oct. 7, experts say, and continues to do so by holding hostages. By Amanda Taub Reporting from London Since the attacks of Oct. 7, every legal expert I ...

The Genocide Convention that Israel has been accused of violating may contain a critical loophole when it comes to military ...

The Israeli interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of activists raises questions about ...

Thus, Israel is subject to article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which states that “no protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective ...

Following a period of relative post-Cold War peace, the beginning of the twenty-first century has seen a tremendous increase in the number of conflict events around the planet. As of late 2024, the ...

“Fools, visionaries, sufferers from delusions, neurotics and lunatics have played great roles at all times in the history of mankind…Usually, they have wreaked havoc.” – Sigmund Freud, Thomas Woodrow ...

Cyprus is “proof of the vital importance of respect for international law”, the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maria Michael said.Addressing the UN general assembly’s sixth ...

Experts say targeted killing of bin Laden in Pakistan justified under law. May 6, 2011— -- Since the death of Osama bin Laden Sunday, administration officials have repeatedly said that the ...

One of the most staggering statistics to emerge from the war between Israel and the militant group Hamas is this: More than 650,000 residents of Gaza will have no home to return to once Israel ...