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Customary IHL

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Customary international humanitarian law (IHL) consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and exist independent of treaty law.
3 months ago

Lieber Studies Making and Shaping LOAC Volume – (Un)customary IHL in the 21st Century: Quo Vadis?

Lieber Institute West Point
Customary international law has played an important role in the past and its importance continues to grow in the present and in the future.
3 months ago

Staff donations draw fire in Tampa’s prosecutor race. But it’s legal — and customary.

Tampa Bay Times
Suzy Lopez has taken campaign contributions from prosecutors in her office. Her opponent, Andrew Warren, thinks she shouldn't.
1 week ago

Interpreting the Unwritten Word - Custom and Its Interpretation in International Investment Law

American University
Custom and Its Interpretation in International Investment Law · about "Interpreting the Unwritten Word: Custom and its Interpretation in International...
4 months ago

Misinterpretation of the common law: The canon did not allow the firing of weapons at parties

Telegrafi
The canon, codified as the canon of Lekė Dukagjin, besides being a gem in written literature, has now returned as a norm that claims to supersede the rules...
1 day ago

The law of the land

IUCN
Endashaw Mogessie, director of the Population, Health and Environment Ethiopia Consortium, explains how traditional indigenous governance...
3 months ago

Customary Communities Fight Palm Oil Producers for Land Rights in Sumatra

Rainforest Action Network
This is the story of the struggles and demands of the Jambo Reuhat community, one of many communities in the Indonesian province of Aceh...
3 months ago

Assessing the DoD Law of War Manual’s Approach to Treaties and Customary International Law

Just Security
In explaining the rules and policies that are to guide DoD personnel, the Manual relies heavily on treaties and customary international law,...
9 months ago

Family law in Africa: 5 things you should know

Equality Now
Family laws in Africa govern family structures and relationships and play a crucial role in shaping the lives of women and girls within...
4 months ago

Evidence-Based Transitional Justice: Incorporating Public Opinion into the Field, with New Data from Iraq and Ukraine

The Yale Law Journal
abstract. The field of “transitional justice” refers to a range of processes and mechanisms for accountability, truth-seeking,...
7 months ago