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Involuntary Human Shields: A History of Forced Civilian Protection in Warfare The practice of using human shields—forcing non-combatants to position themselves between opposing military f...
Read Involuntary Human Shields: A History of Forced Civilian Protection in WarfareUN Security Council Resolution on the Taliban and Osama bin Laden The United Nations Security Council has issued a decisive resolution addressing the volatile situation in Afghanistan. Wh...
Read UN Security Council Resolution on the Taliban and Osama bin LadenUN Security Council Resolution 874 and the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict In the early 1990s, the international community sought to stabilize the volatile region of the South Caucasus. On Octo...
Read UN Security Council Resolution 874 and the Nagorno-Karabakh ConflictWar Crimes Investigations: Global Legal Responses to the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a coalition of nations has mobilized to ensure accountabi...
Read War Crimes Investigations: Global Legal Responses to the 2022 Invasion of UkraineNicaragua v. Germany: Legal Dispute Over the Genocide Convention Nicaragua has initiated legal proceedings against Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging that G...
Read Nicaragua v. Germany: Legal Dispute Over the Genocide ConventionMoscow Mechanism: History and Activations of the OSCE Human Rights Tool The Moscow Mechanism is a specialized tool used by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) ...
Read Moscow Mechanism: History and Activations of the OSCE Human Rights ToolMilitary Occupation and the Laws of War For much of human history, the spoils of war were seen as the rightful prize of the victor. However, the evolution of international law has shifted...
Read Military Occupation and the Laws of WarWar: History, Dynamics, and the Evolution of Global Conflict War is defined as an armed conflict between the military forces of different states, or between governmental forces and organi...
Read War: History, Dynamics, and the Evolution of Global ConflictAbbas Shiblak: Historian and Expert on Refugee Studies Abbas Shiblak is a distinguished Palestinian academic, historian, and human rights advocate whose work has significantly shaped the ...
Read Abbas Shiblak: Historian and Expert on Refugee StudiesSaint Petersburg Declaration of 1868: The First Ban on Explosive Bullets The Saint Petersburg Declaration of 1868 stands as a landmark in the history of international diplomacy and the la...
Read Saint Petersburg Declaration of 1868: The First Ban on Explosive BulletsBlue Shield: Protecting Global Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis When conflict or natural disasters strike, the world's most precious historical sites, archives, and museums are often ...
Read Blue Shield: Protecting Global Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis