In judging the morality of an act of war, an easy ask is always: “Was the belligerent party left with no other recourse?” ...

Some European leaders have started to rhetorically distance themselves from Israel — but Denmark’s government hasn’t even ...

Greta Thunberg has been deported from Israel after the boat she was travelling on was intercepted by Israeli forces - the Mirror looks at who else joined the young activist on the 'freedom flotilla' ...

Israeli naval forces, far from the country’s shores, intercepted and seized a Gaza-bound ship carrying international ...

Federal government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening the implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Nigeria, as it opened the 2025 high-level dialogue of the National ...

Revealing the identities of prisoners of war and parading them in front of reporters and news cameras is considered a violation of international humanitarian law. But Kyiv decided to do it anyway ...

Putting prisoners of war in front of reporters and news cameras is almost certainly a violation of international humanitarian law. But Ukraine clearly felt any reputational damage it might suffer ...

MANILA, Philippines — It was international humanitarian law that compelled the Philippine government to surrender the former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court ...

A Foreign Office spokesman said: “The Foreign Secretary’s position remains that Israel’s actions in Gaza are at clear risk of breaching international humanitarian law.” The UK has long ...

International humanitarian law is dead. Ideologically motivated hostility to Israel since the Hamas massacre of Israelis on October 7 killed it. IHL was invented after World War II. The war saw ...

Within these conflicts there is also a breakdown of the rule of engagement – with an erosion of international humanitarian law and an increasing disregard for the protection of civilians.

In that regard, understanding the close interaction between humanitarian principles and international humanitarian law is crucial for any lecturer addressing the topic. It makes no discrimination as ...