Law and Minimum World Public Order: Armed Conflict in Larger Context

Law and Minimum World Public Order: Armed Conflict in Larger Context

Natural disasters, armed conflict, and public health.

Is the Law of Armed Conflict Outdated?

The law of armed conflict has often been described as outdated and ill suited to military conflicts in the twenty-first century. Both academics and practitioners have argued that today’s wars tend to be asymmetric conflicts between states and nonstate actors, whereas the law of armed conflict was made with a view to symmetrical interstate war. This article challenges that notion. T law of armed...

Armed conflict as a public health problem.

Armed conflict between warring states and groups within states have been major causes of ill health and mortality for most of human history. Conflict obviously causes deaths and injuries on the battlefield, but also health consequences from the displacement of populations, the breakdown of health and social services, and the heightened risk of disease transmission. Despite the size of the healt...

Sanctions, Law and Public Order