Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies

The Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies seeks to explore the application of international law to humanitarian crises and, more specifically, to examine the role that this legal framework plays in protecting human security during times of emergency.

Volume 9(1-2) published

6 March 2019

Our Volume 9 (2018) has been published. It includes the following contributions: The Creation and Protection of History through the Prism of International Criminal Justice in Al Mahdi Shea Elizabeth

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Call for Papers – Volume 10(2)

9 February 2019

The Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies invites contributions for Volume 10(2), which will be published in December 2019. The Journal seeks to explore the application of international law to

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Latest Issue: Volume 9 (1-2)

The Creation and Protection of History through the Prism of International Criminal Justice in Al Mahdi

Elizabeth Esterling and Michael John-Hopkins

Promoting the Teaching of IHL in Universities: Overview, Successes, and Challenges of the ICRC’s Approach

Etienne Kuster

Reflections on the International Adjudication of Cases of Grave Violations of Rights of the Human Person

Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade

Erratum

Obituary: Christophe Swinarski

Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade

Advance Access

Political Violence and Its Discontents: A Critique of Refugee Status as Purely Civilian and Humanitarian

Ergun Cakal

Roots of Restraint in War: The Capacities and Limits of Law and the Critical Role of Social Agency in Ameliorating Violence in Armed Conflict

Dale Stephens

Blurred Lines: Multi-Use Dynamics for Satellite Remote Sensing

Nathan Edward Clark

Justice and Diplomacy: Resolving Contradictions in Diplomatic Practice and International Humanitarian Law, by Mark S Ellis, Yves Doutriaux and Timothy W Ryback

Saeed Bagheri

Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Disasters, edited by Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani, Emanuele Sommario, Federico Casolari and Giulio Bartolini

Mariangela La Manna

Contribute

The Journal welcomes contributions from academics and practitioners alike. It publishes two main categories of papers: articles (8,000–10,000 words) and notes (approximately 4,000 words). The Journal also publishes book reviews (500–1,500 words) and book review essays (2,000–4,000 words).

Editors

The Editors-in-Chief of the Journal are Russell Buchan, Emily Crawford and Rain Liivoja. The Journal has an Editorial Board and an Advisory Board.

Access

The Journal is accessible on BrillOnline and is abstracted and indexed in a number of databases.