The current conflict between Israel and Hamas raises a host of legal questions about the application of the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC). One of the major criticisms raised against Israel is that its ...

Kuwait (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross together with Ministry of Defense of Kuwait held a three-day meeting to discuss the Proportionality Principle in International Humanitarian ...

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1 mandates a “just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution of civil disputes.” In a perfect litigation world, parties would operate in good faith, draft reasonable ...

I voted early at the Allen County Board of Elections. I had not paid much attention to Issue 1, but when I read it on my ballot I was stunned. I thought its purpose was to prevent gerrymandering (the ...

Smoke rising from buildings in Gaza after retaliatory Israeli air strikes on October 15, 2023. Photo by MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock In recent days, my ...

I recently explained how the decision is patently narrow, applying only to age-verification mandates targeting access to sexual content that, in Justice Clarence Thomas’s words for the majority, “the ...

Distinguished chair, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is grateful for the opportunity to address the Open-Ended Working Group a second time ...

Author Douglas Murray says the idea of proportionality in conflict is absurd as debate is heard globally on what a measured response from Israel would be following ...

Central to Lord Justice Jackson's costs proposals is a new proportionality test. This would replace the following test set down by the Court of Appeal in Lownds v Home Office [2002] EWCA Civ 365: ...