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.

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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Call for Papers – Volume 10(1)

12 October 2018

JIHLS is now accepting contributions for Volume 10(1), which will be published in mid-2019. The Journal publishes full length articles (of no more than 10,000 words), shorter commentaries and case

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Expressions of Interest – Reviews Editor

11 October 2018

JIHLS is seeking a Reviews Editor to join its editorial team. The Reviews Editor is responsible for the Journal’s Reviews section, which has previously focused on book reviews, but could be

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Naxalite Rebellion: Domestic Law and Order, and Humanitarian Law in a Non International Armed Conflict

Zia Akhtar

Classical and Political Humanitarianisms in an Era of Military Interventionism and the War on Terror: Ambiguity, Prescription, Jus in Bello and Jus ad Bellum

Matthew Bywater

Human Mobility and Climate Change: Transitioning from a Rights-based Approach to an Adaptive Approach

Grant Dawson & Rachel Laut

Mapping War, Peace and Terrorism in the Global Information Environment

Michael John-Hopkins

Applying Additional Protocol II of the Geneva Conventions to the United Nations Forces: Legal Insights on a Growing Responsibility

Artem Sergeev

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.