Wizards, Wands, and Wars: Applying General Principles of IHL to the Wizarding Wars of Harry Potter
[Sarah Zarmsky is the Deputy Managing Editor at Opinio Juris. She is also a PhD Candidate and Assistant Lecturer at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre.] [Author’s note: This piece focuses on the application of IHL in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. For myself and many others of my generation, the Harry Potter franchise was an escape from the...