We are pleased to announce the publication of the Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law's first 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 First Edition includes articles focusing on the following issues:
- the complex and diverse IHL landscape in the region;
- the intersection of IHL and applicable legal frameworks on autonomous military systems and civilian aviation;
- the intersection of IHL and use of force in "grey zone conflicts";
- IHL and criminal law doctrine of command responsibility;
- the compatibility of national gunshot wound reporting regimes and fundamental IHL rules protecting healthcare and access to healthcare;
- IHL and the implementation of international and domestic criminal justice;
- panel discussion in the margins of the IHL Moot Court Competition in Malaysia in 2019;
- international criminal law narratives on ex-child soldiers; and
- the possibility of establishing ICC jurisdiction over international crimes committed in Syria.
Featured Articles
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Preliminary Pages
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Deciphering the Landscape of International Humanitarian Law in the Asia-Pacific
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Crime and Omission: Command Responsibility from Manila to Rome
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Malaysia and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: A Call for Ratification
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Gunshot Wound Reporting Legislation in the Asia- Pacific Region: A Need to Ensure Better Consistency with IHL
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The Road to Ongwen: Consolidating Contradictory Child Soldiering Narratives in International Criminal Law
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Justice for Syrians Under the International Criminal Court: Applying the Myanmar Model of Territorial Jurisdiction for Cross-Border Crimes
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Radio Silence: Autonomous Military Aircraft and the Importance of Communication for their Use in Peace Time and in Times of Armed Conflict under International Law
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Grey Zone Conflict in the South China Sea and Challenges Facing the Legal Framework for the Use of Force at Sea
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Malaysia and the Rome Statute: Panel Discussion during the Margins of the IHL Moot Court Competition at the International Islamic University Malaysia on 12 October 2019
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