The Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law is a publication of the Institute of International Legal Studies – University of the Philippines Law Center (UP-IILS).
The Journal aims to produce peer-reviewed scholarly articles and book reviews, as well as commentary on significant developments in International Law, and related fields. It has a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region, and is published once a year.
APJIHL is now Scopus-indexed!
We are proud to announce that the Asia Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law has been approved for indexing at Scopus, the largest curated abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature in the world.
Being Scopus-indexed despite having only started publication in 2020 is a testament to the high level of scholarship that APJIHL facilitates and our unwavering...
The Asia-Pacific Journal for International Humanitarian Law (APJIHL) is now ACCEPTING paper submissions for its 2025 Edition.
The APJIHL is a publication of the Institute of International Legal Studies-University of the Philippines Law Center (UP-IILS). The Journal has a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region, and publishes peer-reviewed scholarly articles, book reviews, and commentary on significant developments in international humanitarian...
The Asia Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law is thrilled to announce that APJIHL Board of Experts member, Dr. Jonathan Kwik, has published a new book for T.M.C. Asser Press entitled, "Lawfully using Autonomous Weapon Technologies.”
This new book invites readers to step into the position of a military commander on the warfront, who is holding in their hand an...
The Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law (APJIHL) is a publication of the Institute of International Legal Studies-University of the Philippines Law Center (UP-IILS). The Journal seeks to produce peer-reviewed scholarly articles, book reviews, and commentary on significant developments and current issues in international humanitarian law and related fields. It has a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region, and is published once a year.
The 2025 Edition includes the following articles:
Of Divine Wars: A Comparison of Hindu Teachings with International Humanitarian Law and Jus Ad Bellum by Wamika Sachdev
The Polymorphic Environmental Impact of the USSR and US Wars on Afghanistan: A Forgotten Prism of International Law by Sayed Qudrat Hashimy and Jackson Simango Magoge
India’s Regulatory and Ethical Stance on Autonomous Weapons Systems by Anviksha Pachori
Guarantees of Non-Repetition as Reparations: Exploring a Developing Modality in the Context of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia by Nathanael Thomas
Environmental Obligations of Outer Space in Armed Conflicts: The Source, Interpretation and Compliance by Xinyi PAN and Xidi CHEN
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