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[Andrew Clapham is Professor of International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute and the author of "Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction and War".] The arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova have generated a lot of talk about the absence of any obligation on Russia to comply due to Russia...

[Dr. Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippanis associate at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) with a research focus on biological and chemical weapons within the CBWNet Project as well as AI-enabled technology in the military domain. Prior to joining PRIF, she was researcher and head of project of “iPRAW”, the International Panel on the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons, a project funded by the...

[Ms Frances Anggadi (Twitter: @francesanggadi) is a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney Law School, co-chair of the Oceans and International Environmental Law Interest Group of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law, and researcher at the University of Sydney Marine Studies Institute.  Frances’ research interests include maritime zones and sea-level rise and the importance of State...

[Sergey Sayapin is Professor at KIMEP University´s School of Law (Almaty, Kazakhstan). Rustam Atadjanov is Associate Professor and Associate Dean at KIMEP University´s School of Law (Almaty, Kazakhstan). Nicolás Zambrana-Tevar is Associate Professor at KIMEP University´s School of Law (Almaty, Kazakhstan). Noëlle Quénivet is Professor at Bristol Law School, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom. Gerhard Kemp is Professor at Derby...

[Dr. Karen Hulme is Professor at Essex Law School.] As conceptualised by the editors and authors, threats to international peace and security are numerous and not necessarily military in nature. In relation to the environment, there is a clear cycle of conflict demonstrated by the exploitation of, and damage to, the natural environment caused in conflict. The environmental peacebuilding agenda, for...

[Jennifer Trahan is a Clinical Professor at NYU's Center for Global Affairs and Director of their Concentration in International Law and Human Rights. She serves as Convenor of the Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression where Annegret Hartig is Program Manager, and Sergey Sayapin is on the Council of Advisors.] The editors, Sergey Sayapin, Rustam Atadjanov, Umesh Kadam, Gerhard Kemp,...

[Prof. Dr. Manoj Kumar Sinha is Director at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, India.] The present piece undertakes a review of the contribution by Anicée Van Engeland in the recently published research handbook on International Conflict and Security Law. The research handbook is a comprehensive compilation of articles pertaining to diverse themes around international security. As has been noted in the preface to the edition, despite there...

[Emiliano J. Buis is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and at the Central University of the Province of Buenos Aires (UNICEN). He is also a Researcher at the National Research Council for Science and Technology (CONICET).] Introduction The monumental volumes entitled International Conflict and Security Law: A Research Handbook, edited by Sergey Sayapin, Rustam Atadjanov, Umesh Kadam, Gerhard Kemp, Nicolás Zambrana-Tévar and Noëlle...

[Vesselin Popovski is Professor and Vice Dean at Jindal Global Law School.] International Conflict and Security Law, edited by Sergey Sayapin, Rustam, Atadjanov, Umesh Kadam, Gerhard Kemp, Nicolás Zambrana-Tevar, and Noelle Quenivét, is one of the most comprehensive volumes addressing the complex relationship between international law and peace and security, that I have ever read. It should be on everyone’s desk. The fundamental reach and cover of...

[Dr. Sergey Sayapin is Professor at KIMEP University´s School of Law (Almaty, Kazakhstan).] On behalf of the editors, let me thank Opinio Juris for kindly hosting this book review symposium on International Conflict and Security Law: A Research Handbook. Our sincere thanks are due to Professor Kevin Jon Heller, Ms Ameera Ismail, Ms Aphiwan Natasha King, and the entire Editorial team at Opinio Juris for their excellent support. We...

[Melissa Hendrickse (Twitter: @melhendrickse) is a legal adviser at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, focusing on the intersection between racial and international justice. She has a background in critical race theory, third world approaches to international law and international human rights law. She is based in South Africa.] This April, UN member state delegates gathered in New York to start...

[Prof. Em. Dr. J. Vande Lanotte had a long career as professor in human rights and constitution law. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium for 13 years and is now a lawyer. He introduced the communication on the situation concerning Turkey to the ICC.] In her posts “The Turkey Tribunal’s Long Shot: Stretching Territorial Jurisdiction and Disregarding Positive Complementarity Options”...