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Jus ad Bellum Tag

02 Oct

[Arez Rizgari is an Iranian scholar. The author is writing under a pseudonym because they are concerned that this post will subject them to political retaliation or restrictions on their academic freedom by Iranian authorities.] The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has repeatedly targeted Rojhilat (Iranian Kurdistan) parties based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) with missile and drone strikes...

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27 Aug

[Claire Beutter is a PhD Candidate in International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute.] Writing for the New York Times in 1965, Hans Morgenthau expressed his hope that the “vaunted pragmatism and common sense of the American mind” would correct the dangerous misconceptions driving US involvement in Vietnam, “before they lead us from the blind alley in which we find ourselves...

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12 May

[Chiara Redaelli is research fellow at the University of Geneva, Faculty of Law, and IHL/ICL expert for IDLO, Kyiv office. She is also co-editor in chief of the Journal on the Use of Force in International Law and co-chair of the IHL Progressive Development Platform of Ukraine.  Antonio Bultrini is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Florence, Visiting Professor at...

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12 May

[Chiara Redaelli is research fellow at the University of Geneva, Faculty of Law, and IHL/ICL expert for IDLO, Kyiv office. She is also co-editor in chief of the Journal on the Use of Force in International Law and co-chair of the IHL Progressive Development Platform of Ukraine.  Antonio Bultrini is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Florence, Visiting...

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26 Sep

[Winona Xu teaches international law and reproductive health at UCLA] Introduction As of September 15, 2025, eight weeks after Israel’s Operation Rising Lion (June 13) and the U.S. companion strikes (Operation Midnight Hammer, June 21–22) on Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, the immediate legal question has fused with an acute non‑proliferation and nuclear‑safety crisis. The IAEA still cannot verify the fate of Iran’s...

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