General Comment 36 of the Human Rights Committee, adopted in 2018, proposes that ‘States parties engaged acts aggression as defined international law, resulting deprivation life, violate ipso facto article 6 Covenant.’ One question about this claim is whether it reduces incentives for compliance with humanitarian law states and their agents – provided through principles belligerent equality com...

Abstract This Article puts forward a novel analogy between animal welfare law and international humanitarian law—two seemingly unrelated bodies of that are both marked by the aporia humanizing inhumane. Through comparative lens laws war peace, this argues existing is best understood as kind warfare regulates violent activities within an ongoing “war on animals.” It further submits needs to be c...

Abstract The intriguing relationship between jus ad bellum and in bello has provoked perennial academic debates. This article examines this issue from Chinese perspectives offers a cultural critique of the well-entrenched norm / separation international humanitarian law. Based on its distinctive traditional perception world order meaning war, China embraces holistic understanding relationship. ...

Abstract General Comment 36 of the Human Rights Committee, adopted in 2018, asserts that ‘States parties engaged acts aggression as defined international law, resulting deprivation life, violate ipso facto article 6 Covenant.’ One question about this claim is whether it reduces incentives for compliance with humanitarian law States and their agents—incentives provided through principles bellige...

Rita Floyd’s The Morality of Security: A Theory Just Securitization is an important and insightful book that delineates a theory just securitization (modified from the jus ad bellum in bello criteria war theory) involving three sets principles governing initiation securitization, conduct desecuritization. This much- needed addition to security studies literature. Here, I apply (JST) threat pose...