“The UK’s inability to detect civilian harm calls into question its ability to comply with international humanitarian law” - Mae Thompson for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Some say it is legal to attack energy infrastructure because it is a ‘dual-use object’. But such strikes may make commanders liable under the law on dual-purpose attacks.
My latest for @articlesofwar.bsky.social with research from @yearbookofihl.bsky.social
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Revelation comes after report commissioned by department released in response to charity’s FoI request
Attacks against dual-use objects could also be analysed under the more developed law on dual-purpose attacks.
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“…industry is not bound to ensure that its products are compliant with the law of armed conflict. … This could present the Ministry of Defence with an unpalatable choice between redesigning these systems at considerable expense or deploying them at the risk of non-compliance.”
"The US has the power to stop Israel, but until it decides to exercise that power, the violations are likely to continue."
I spoke to @aljazeera.com about the latest violations across the yellow line in #Gaza .
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Rajiv Menon KC had been accused of breaching judge's directions by telling jury that they had a right to acquit.
"This unprecedented attempt to criminalise lawyers for doing their job and representing their clients fearlessly should never be repeated.”
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may...
From Mitiga to The Hague.
A new piece I wrote for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social on the El Hishri case, victim participation, and accountability in Libya after years of impunity. I also reflect on attending the hearings firsthand.
Read here:
www.ceasefire.org/from-mitiga-...
⚔️ Contemporary armed conflicts, such as in Gaza and Ukraine, have placed unprecedented pressure on the rules of international humanitarian law.
The latest Volume of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, published w/ Springer, is out!
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#IHL #LOAC #Gaza #Ukraine
Rajiv Menon KC was accused of breaching judge’s directions with his closing speech at trial of six activists
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For more than a decade, many perpetrators of human rights abuses and international crimes in Libya behaved as though accountability simply did not apply to them. In a country fractured by division, do...
Just published: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲?
Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1080/1470....
Aurel Sari
The UK has committed itself to the responsible adoption of AI technologies for military use. While the Ministry of Defence has published detailed guidance on the ethical dimension of military AI, s...
