We are pleased to announce the publication of the Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law's 2023 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) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). 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 2023 Edition includes articles on the following:
- An examination of Ongwen's trial in the International Criminal Court
- The role of Islamic law in deterring the use of weapons of mass destruction
- Utilizing Buddhist practices in the application of international humanitarian law
- A review on the status of child soldiers in the Philippines under a new law
- Defining ecocide in the context of armed conflicts
Featured Articles
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Preliminary Pages
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Child Soldier to Warlord Overnight: Sentencing Ongwen in the International Criminal Court
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Prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons under Islamic Law: filling the gap of International Humanitarian Law?
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Ethical Paradigm of Buddhism: A Buttress for Compliance with International Humanitarian Law
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Protecting the child who bears arms: How the status of Zones of Peace for Children under Philippine Act No. 11188 distorts International Humanitarian Law
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Environmental destruction during armed conflict, anthropocentrism-ecocentrism divide and defining ecocide
Call for Papers
We invite the submission of articles on subjects related to international humanitarian law, humanitarian policy or humanitarian action, provided the article has not been published or accepted elsewhere. In order to qualify for submission, an article must either be authored by someone from, or based in, the Asia-Pacific region or, alternatively, be about the Asia-Pacific region.
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