2026 Edition

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law's 2026 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 2026 Edition includes the following articles:

• International Humanitarian Law in the Asia-Pacific: History, State Practice, and Contemporary Challenges by Dr. Bhavana Chandran & Dr. Udaya Simha

• After the Algorithmic Battlefield: Artificial Intelligence in Post-Conflict Asia-Pacific Societies and the Fragmentation of International Humanitarian Protection by Mx. Nandana Rajesh & Dr. Aneesh V. Pillai

• On the Digitization of Distinctive Emblems in International Humanitarian Law by Lei Zhang & Hui Chen

• Judicial Archives as Living Memory: Insights from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia by Vikram Ramaswamy

• The Dragon’s Human Face: Wartime Implications of Traditional Chinese Minben Thought for Contemporary Laws of War. by Kunyang Li & Zhuo Liang