In the summer of 2009, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) published a
document setting out its 'Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in …

According to a fundamental principle of international humanitarian law (IHL), parties to an
armed conflict who use military violence must distinguish between combatants and civilians …

The primary purpose of international humanitarian law (IHL) is to protect the victims of armed
conflict and to regulate the conduct of hostilities based on a balance between military …

DECONSTRUCTING DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN HOSTILITIES: THE CONSTITUTIVE
ELEMENTS The product of five years of efforts by a group of Page 1 DECONSTRUCTING …

Section IX of the ICRC Interpretive Guidance on Direct Participation in Hostilities asserts:'In
addition to the restraints imposed by international humanitarian law on specific means and …

This article explores the relationship between international humanitarian and human rights
law during non-international armed conflict. It seeks to answer two questions which are …

This article examines two issues raised by Professor Goodman's article published in this
volume of EJIL:(1) a purported obligation under international humanitarian law (IHL) to …

The nature of armed conflict has changed dramatically in recent decades. In particular, it is
increasingly the case that hostilities now occur alongside 'everyday'situations. This has led …

INTRODUCTION On May 31, 2010, in the early hours of the morning, Israeli Defense Forces
boarded and occupied a flotilla of six vessels seventy-two nautical miles from the coast of …

In May 2009 the International Committee of the Red Cross published a study entitled:"
Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities under International …