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Between Principle and Power

Gaza and Iran are not simply sites of armed conflict; they are legal thresholds—points at which the integrity of the post-1945 legal order is tested and, increasingly, revealed as inefficient. While the language of international law remains seemingly intact—UN resolutions, ICJ proceedings, prosecutorial declarations—its authority fractures under

#Iran #IusAdBellum #Palestine

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/between-principle-and-power/

Between Principle and Power

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Israel’s Rising Lion

It is never trite to emphasize that the law on the use of force is straightforward: it prohibits the use of force in international relations. Before 1945, it was left largely to states themselves to judge necessity and legitimacy, resulting in a much broader and more subjective scope for unilateral action. The adoption of the UN Charter marked a sea

#Iran #Israel #IusAdBellum #UseOfForce

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/israels-rising-lion/

Israel’s Rising Lion

Just and Unjust Wars: Der Moralphilosoph Michael Walzer hat bereits 1977 ein Standardwerk zum Thema Krieg und Gerechtigkeit publiziert. Ich erinnere mich, dass ich mich im Studium mal ein paar Wochen daran abgearbeitet habe ;-)
Der Journalist Paul Middelhoff hat den 90jährigen Walzer nun zum Krieg im Nahen Osten interviewen können.
#War #warcrimes #justwar #unjustWars #iusadbellum #iusinbello

The englisch interview is for free:
https://www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin/leben/2024-04/michael-walzer-just-war-israel-gaza-english

Michael Walzer: "What Israel Is Doing Is Not Genocide"

Is Israel waging a just war? Yes, says moral theorist Michael Walzer. But he is critical of the manner it is being waged: strategically, politically and morally.

ZEITmagazin
#32 Kriegsvölkerrecht: Gaza