Author: Jérôme de Hemptinne

[Jérôme de Hemptinne is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University] Why do the wars in Ukraine and Gaza attract such sustained and intense attention from legal scholars, while numerous other conflicts—particularly those unfolding in the Global South (a convenient expression, albeit one that simplifies the diversity and complexity of the regions it refers to and has been widely criticized)—remain largely ignored? I do...

[Jérôme de Hemptinne is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University] Several posts have been devoted to the delicate question of whether Western States could be implicated in an international armed conflict (IAC) against Russia because of the military, financial, and intelligence support they provide to Ukrainian authorities (see here, here, here, and here). The same question could also be raised regarding...