If you’re unfamiliar with the conflict in Myanmar, I recommend following Su Myat Thwe‘s insightful work on the desperate situation. I had the pleasure of working with her on a brief overview of the conflict for @articlesofwar.bsky.social:

In late October 2025, @CIJ_ICJ delivered another #AO in relation to Palestine. @jemtseva.bsky.social discusses in her post the “indispensable character” of the #UN and the provision of #humanitarianaid by new types of private actors. lieber.westpoint.edu/how-indispen...

I’ve been wondering how the ICJ might address the law governing relief in armed conflict. Ahead of the opinion’s publication on Oct. 22, I sketched out some interpretive approaches that may inform the Court’s reasoning for @articlesofwar.bsky.social👇 lieber.westpoint.edu/decisive-mom...

Our workshop may be over, but that doesn‘t mean the conversation is. It has been an incredible two days of reflecting on customary #IHL and the ICRC‘s 2005 study. The series to our event between @articlesofwar.bsky.social and @voelkerrechtsblog.org launched today - follow along!

The #Yarmouk case is thus far the only case in the world to investigate the deliberate starvation of Syrian civilians. @rosalauterbach.bsky.social argues that the addition of the #starvation charge marks a significant development in the prosecution of #warcrimes. lieber.westpoint.edu/prosecuting-...

Der verpflichtende Rechtsbeistand bei Abschiebungshaft soll wieder abgeschafft werden. Angesichts einer Fehlerquote von 50-90% in diesen Fällen sagen JARA AL-ALI und HANNAH FRANZ: Rechtsbeistand ist alternativlos. verfassungsblog.de/abschiebunge...

Ich war letzte Woche im #Völkerrechtspodcast, wo ich mit @diekjobst.bsky.social über Belagerungen, Hunger im Krieg, den bewaffneten Konflikt in Gaza und die Folgen der israelischen Verweigerung humanitärer Hilfen an die Zivilbevölkerung gesprochen habe.👇 open.spotify.com/episode/6wXx...

Armed conflicts are frequently characterized by State support to #nonStateactors. @mikeschmitt.bsky.social & Alex Hernandez provide a normative framework for analyzing one State’s support to non-State actors engaged in hostile activities directed at another. lieber.westpoint.edu/analyzing-st...

@jlgrgn.bsky.social explains that the term #humanitariancorridor poses both legal and practical challenges. She warns that their establishment indicates a lack of prior compliance with law and discusses why they may even endanger #civilian protection. lieber.westpoint.edu/why-term-hum...

Legal questions have arisen regarding the manner in which Hamas has been releasing #hostages & returning the remains of those who have died. @mikeschmitt.bsky.social explains that public spectacles organized by Hamas constitute clear #LOAC violations. lieber.westpoint.edu/releasing-ci...

Mein Beitrag für @articlesofwar.bsky.social zur neuerlichen Verweigerung von Hilfslieferungen in den Gazastreifen ist jetzt auch auf Deutsch beim @verfassungsblog.de erschienen:

The accounts emerging from #Sudan compel a re-examination of how IL classifies #CRSV. Natalie Nunn argues that without formal recognition as #torture, CRSV risks becoming diminished in legal frameworks that treat it as secondary to other forms of violence. lieber.westpoint.edu/sudan-case-r...

Die neue Ausgabe der KriPoZ ist erschienen, auch mit einem Beitrag von mir zur Verfolgung des Aushungerns der syrischen Zivilbevölkerung als Kriegsverbrechen. Dazu könnte der GBA gerade eine nahezu einmalige Gelegenheit haben. Hier geht‘s zum Heft:

Even if one were to assume that humanitarian aid could lawfully be withheld to advance a military objective, it cannot serve as a bargaining chip in an ongoing ceasefire when negotiations grind to a halt. Here‘s my argument on @articlesofwar.bsky.social:

‚Deutschland ist völkerrechtlich in der Pflicht, die Festnahme (von #Netanyahu )zu vollziehen,‘ sagt der Kölner Völkerrechtler Prof. Claus Kreß. Und er hofft, dass #Merz auf den Pfad der ‚Rechtstreue‘ zurückkehrt. Außerordentlich hörenswertes Interview ⬇️ www.deutschlandfunk.de/merz-einladu...

The informational dimension of #armedconflicts has provoked an important debate around the legal framework applicable to #infoops. Lindsay Freeman analyzes how provisions of the #RomeStatute could apply to the malicious dissemination of “conflict content.” lieber.westpoint.edu/terror-chaos...

Friedrich Merz hat angekündigt, dem israelischen Premierminister Netanjahu einen Deutschlandbesuch ohne Verhaftung zu ermöglichen. Warum ein solcher Besuch sowohl mit dem Völkerrecht als auch mit der Gewaltenteilung in Konflikt geraten würde, zeigt KAI AMBOS. verfassungsblog.de/rechtsbruch-...

The #Ukraine-#Russia conflict has evolved into a #hybrid battlefield where #unmanned systems increasingly support conventional forces. @sambendett.bsky.social & David Kirichenko delve into the use of #autonomous, remote-controlled, & #AI-based systems in Ukraine. lieber.westpoint.edu/continuing-a...

Three pages of the #AlHassan judgment mark the first occasion on which the #ICC has engaged with the defence of #superiororders. Fin-Jasper Langmack explores Article 33 of the #RomeStatute & analyzes the question of superior orders in the judgment. lieber.westpoint.edu/superior-ord...

Armed #conflicts have become increasingly urbanised, digitalised & asymmetrical. #Civilian engagement in armed conflicts has increased alongside these trends. Mina Radončić & Ash Stanley-Ryan consider in their post the #presumption of civilian status. lieber.westpoint.edu/presumption-...

The #AlHassan judgment is a righteous milestone for the #ICC & #ICL. Michel Paradis addresses Al Hassan’s conviction for unlawfully passing sentences without guarantees of rights to #fairtrial, but he also turns the mirror on the trial chamber. lieber.westpoint.edu/iccs-coerced...

The #AlHassan judgment may mark a new chapter in the classification of #armedconflicts debate, as the judgment seems to have abandoned the trad. fragmented approach. @chiararedaelli.bsky.social explores class. of armed #violence in #IHL in light of the judgment. lieber.westpoint.edu/towards-acce...

Für den @verfassungsblog.de habe ich aufgeschrieben was diese Woche im Bundestag bedeutet. Der Höhepunkt der programmatischen Anpassung an die AfD. Ein Dammbruch der zu ihrer Normalisierung und Legitimation führt. Eine dunkle Stunde für die deutsche Demokratie. verfassungsblog.de/aus-dem-abse...

Merz ist es „gleichgültig“, mit wem er Migrationsgesetze beschließt. Er beklagt den Kontrollverlust des Staates und verliert die Kontrolle über sich.

For AoW’s Year Ahead Series, I wrote about destructive war rhetoric as a LOAC issue. When rhetoric conflates civilians with enemy armed forces, it contradicts key aims & principles of the law, potentially inciting the commission of war crimes. This problem must be taken more seriously in the future:

An important question that has the potential to rattle the legal balance between #NATO members pertains to the obligation to refrain from #targeting objects indispensable to the survival of the #civilian population, argues @rosalauterbach.bsky.social. lieber.westpoint.edu/nato-interop...

Perfect occasion for a first post where the sky is blue: 8 days left to send us your abstracts on the ICRC‘s Study of Customary IHL. The Study turns 20 next year, and we are planning a workshop for young academics in Bochum to address critical issues. Find out more: iipsl.jura.uni-koeln.de/yrw-2025