Essay: The Geneva Conventions at 75 – do the laws of war still have a fighting chance in today’s bloody world?
In an article first published on The Conversation, MARNIE LLOYDD, co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Public Law, looks at the Geneva Conventions and whether they are still fit for purpose…
Ukrainian families cross Europe to plead for prisoners held by Russia
Lucerne, Switzerland Reuters Svitlana Bilous travelled half way across Europe – from her home in Ukraine to a Swiss mountaintop resort – to stand on the sidelines of an international summit to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine and tell the world about her missing husband. During the day’s events, she will join […]
Essay: Ukraine conflict – how both sides are breaking the law on prisoners of war
In an article first published on The Conversation, CHRISTOPH BLUTH, Professor of International Relations and Security at the University of Bradford, looks at violations against POWs…
Essay: War crimes trial of Russian soldier was perfectly legal – but that doesn’t make it wise
ROBERT GOLDMAN, professor of law at American University and the president of the International Commissions of Jurists, says conducting a war crimes trial during active hostilities, and by a civilian court, is not normal…
Many Ukrainian fighters remain in Azovstal, commander says operation going on
London, UK Reuters Russia’s siege of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol stuttered towards its end on Thursday, with hundreds of fighters still holed up in the Azovstal steel works and some 1,700 who have already surrendered facing an uncertain fate. A full abandonment of the bunkers and tunnels of the bombed-out plant would end the […]
Explainer – How could Russia’s Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?
Reuters US President Joe Biden has publicly called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal, but legal experts said a prosecution of Putin or other Russian leaders would face high hurdles and could take years, as outlined below: How is a war crime defined? The International Criminal Court in The Hague defines war crimes as […]
Know It All: The Geneva Conventions
As the world marks the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, DAVID ADAMS looks at some facts and figures surrounding the conventions…
A fifth of Australians think torture of captured soldiers OK – but figure still well below that in US, poll finds
A fifth of Australians think torture of captured soldiers to obtain important military information is OK but almost 60 per cent disagree, according to the results of a new survey commissioned by the Red Cross. While the proportion of Australians who believe torture is acceptable in such circumstances is greater than in Syria (20 per […]
Geneva Conventions: More than 40 per cent of Australians believe enemy soldiers can be tortured in certain circumstances
DAVID ADAMS reports…