Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out a civilisation and Israel’s alleged use of white phosphorus in Lebanon have once again shone a spotlight on the rules of war. “Collective punishment on a population ...

As a scientist focused on protecting health in humanitarian crises, I am alarmed by the ongoing violations of international humanitarian agreements regarding the rules of war, including widespread ...

Ukraine shocked the world (and the Kremlin especially) when it launched a surprise attack with over a hundred kamikaze drones smuggled into Russia and delivered by unwitting Russian truck drivers to ...

Operation Epic Fury is achieving what decades of diplomacy and sanctions could not. It is destroying Iran’s nuclear facilities, military, and political leadership – all of which posed threats to the ...

International courts have never been busier. Conflicts are more common than at any point since 1945. Ever more civilians are being bombed, starved and raped by men with guns. These are the curses that ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations human rights' chief warned on Monday that "disturbing trends", including the glorification of violence and the retreat of some states from the multilateral system, ...

Accusations have burgeoned that President Donald Trump is determined to destroy the “rules-based international order” established after World War II. Some of his actions certainly resemble old-style, ...

With ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Matthias Goldmann, professor of International Law at EBS University of Business and Law in Germany, about the relevance ...