Anna Oriolo (Università degli Studi di Salerno) Introduction On 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed on the territory of the State of Palestine, specifically in the Gaza Strip. The warrants name Israeli

Francesca Capone (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa) On 29 November 2022 at a summit in Bucharest, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg affirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is using «winter as a weapon of war» against Ukraine. An article published on the BBC website and featuring interviews with Michael Schmitt and

Luigi Crema (Università degli Studi di Milano) The recent war in Ukraine has received extensive coverage, both in the media and among legal scholars. Aggressions are prohibited, although they are more common than we would hope, and the narrative of annexation is not only prohibited, but is one many of

Lucas Roorda (University of Utrecht) Immunities remain a hotly contested issue in international law. On 7 December 2021, the Hague Court of Appeal issued its decision on appeal in a tort lawsuit filed by a Palestinian with Dutch nationality against two former senior officials of Israel Defense Forces, including current