Collective punishment targets populations, not perpetrators, and in doing so violates a core principle of international humanitarian law.”
Category: International Humanitarian Law
Israel-Hamas Conflict: Civilian Protection and Legal Boundaries in Armed Conflict
Self-defense does not absolve any party—state or non-state—from compliance with international humanitarian law.”
Ukraine’s Children: Deportation, Civilian Targeting, and the Erosion of International Norms
Ukraine’s children have become central to the conflict—not only as victims of war, but as targets of policies that risk permanently severing identity, family structures, and national continuity.”
The Crisis in Yemen: Humanitarian Collapse Amid Protracted Conflict
In Yemen, conflict is not only measured in violence, but in the slow erosion of survival—hunger, disease, and the collapse of basic human dignity.”
Arrest Warrants for Vladimir Putin: International Justice and the Deportation of Children
The unlawful transfer of children in Ukraine is not only a war crime—it may represent one of the clearest pathways toward establishing genocidal intent.”
Resolutions and Investigations for Myanmar: Accountability, Evidence, and the Limits of International Action
Without enforcement, international resolutions risk becoming symbolic gestures in the face of systematic atrocity crimes.”
Türkiye’s Aggression in Northern Syria and Iraq: Escalation, Civilian Harm, and the Limits of Allied Accountability
Military escalation framed as counterterrorism risks normalizing civilian harm and eroding international standards designed to protect populations in conflict.”
“We Cannot Be Broken” Historical Memory, Starvation Tactics, and Russia’s War on Ukraine
From engineered famine to weaponized infrastructure, the continuity lies in targeting the means of civilian survival.”
IDP Camp Attack in Syria: Civilian Targeting, Escalation Risks, and the Fragility of Protection Frameworks
When displacement sites become targets, the distinction between battlefield and civilian space collapses, undermining the core protections of international humanitarian law.”
Peace Between Gaza-Israel: Fragile Ceasefire, Civilian Risk, and the Structural Drivers of Recurrent Conflict
Ceasefires in Gaza reduce immediate violence, but without structural change, they function as pauses—not resolutions—in a recurring cycle of conflict.”