2024 Edition

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law's 2024 edition.

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 2024 Edition includes the following articles:

• Dominating Demography, Altering Destiny: India’s settler-colonialism in Kashmir by Mah-Nashit Uzma
• Cultural Cleansing as an Emerging Form of Mass Atrocity: A Comparative Analysis of the Protection Against Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage under International Law and Islamic Law by Rose Maginnis
• The Relevance of the Islamic Principle of Humane Treatment of Prisoners of War (POWs) in Contemporary Practice: An Overview by Michele Scolari
• China and Humanitarian Law: Evolution, Contemporary Influence and Prospects of Traditional Ethics in Modern-day Practice by Fan Xueke
• Modern Interpretations of International Humanitarian Law’s Martens Clause - Opening the Door to Strategies to Better Protect the Environment and Indigenous Peoples During Armed Conflict by Shontelle Grimberg