Ukraine War Analysis

PILPG partners with a Nobel Peace Prize winner 2022 Center for Civil Liberties to produce analysis on pertinent legal issues related to the Russian war in Ukraine. The blog posts below were produced for the Center for Civil Liberties website.

Lawyering Justice Blog
The Minsk Protocols: Flawed by Design
The Minsk Protocols: Flawed by Design
The Istanbul Communique: A Blueprint for Ukraine's Capitulation
The Istanbul Communique: A Blueprint for Ukraine's Capitulation
Zelenskyy’s 10-Points vs. the Potemkin Peace Plans: A Comparative Analysis of Peace Proposals for Ukraine
Zelenskyy’s 10-Points vs. the Potemkin Peace Plans: A Comparative Analysis of Peace Proposals for Ukraine
The Legality of Russia’s Use of Naval Mines in the Black Sea
The Legality of Russia’s Use of Naval Mines in the Black Sea
Status of the Wagner Group and can Russia be held accountable for their crimes?
Status of the Wagner Group and can Russia be held accountable for their crimes?
The Legality of the Use of Unmanned Maritime Systems under International Law
The Legality of the Use of Unmanned Maritime Systems under International Law
Conceptualizing IHL: Legality of the Targeting of Merchant Ships
Conceptualizing IHL: Legality of the Targeting of Merchant Ships
Legal Basis for Ukraine’s Peace Formula
Legal Basis for Ukraine’s Peace Formula
What responsibility do States that supply (i) weapons or (ii) other assistance to Russia have under international law?
What responsibility do States that supply (i) weapons or (ii) other assistance to Russia have under international law?
Violations of International Humanitarian Law Should Lead Toward International Criminal Responsibility
Violations of International Humanitarian Law Should Lead Toward International Criminal Responsibility
Are Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Electrical Grid a War Crime?
Are Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Electrical Grid a War Crime?
Is the morale and will of the people a lawful target under International Humanitarian Law?
Is the morale and will of the people a lawful target under International Humanitarian Law?
Re-allocation of Land in Occupied Territories
Re-allocation of Land in Occupied Territories
Conceptualizing IHL: Denial of Quarter
Conceptualizing IHL: Denial of Quarter
The prohibition against torture and its pragmatic effects
The prohibition against torture and its pragmatic effects
Lex specialis derogat generali: simultaneous (complementary) applicability of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Lex specialis derogat generali: simultaneous (complementary) applicability of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
The controversy around nuclear weapons
The controversy around nuclear weapons
Conceptualizing IHL: Levée en Masse & Perfidy
Conceptualizing IHL: Levée en Masse & Perfidy
The illegality of conscription of Crimean Tatars, and other Ukrainian civilians, into the Russian army in occupied territories
The illegality of conscription of Crimean Tatars, and other Ukrainian civilians, into the Russian army in occupied territories
The Controversy Around Chemical Warfare, Chemical Weapons and Their Prohibition
The Controversy Around Chemical Warfare, Chemical Weapons and Their Prohibition
Ukraine on the way to the European Union – German foreign policy perspective
Ukraine on the way to the European Union – German foreign policy perspective