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Year in Review 2021

James Patrick Sexton, Florent Beurret, Nathan O’Regan

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The Year in Review seeks to provide readers with an overview of developments with significant relevance to international humanitarian law (IHL)/the law of armed conflict (LOAC) that took place during 2021. More specifically, the Year in Review assesses: (i) potential situations of armed conflict, including a classification of them as international or non-international armed conflicts, belligerent occupation, or situations not meeting the relevant legal requirements for the application of IHL; (ii) a summary of relevant proceedings and developments relating to the prosecution of serious violations of IHL—war crimes—at international, hybrid, and domestic courts and tribunals; and, (iii) an overview of developments in the IHL-related fields of arms control and disarmament.

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The Year in Review seeks to provide readers with an overview of developments with significant relevance to international humanitarian law (IHL)/the law of armed conflict (LOAC) that took place during 2021. More specifically, the Year in Review assesses: (i) potential situations of armed conflict, including a classification of them as international or non-international armed conflicts, belligerent occupation, or situations not meeting the relevant legal requirements for the application of IHL; (ii) a summary of relevant proceedings and developments relating to the prosecution of serious violations of IHL—war crimes—at international, hybrid, and domestic courts and tribunals; and, (iii) an overview of developments in the IHL-related fields of arms control and disarmament.

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The Year in Review seeks to provide readers with an overview of developments with significant relevance to international humanitarian law (IHL)/the law of armed conflict (LOAC) that took place during 2021. More specifically, the Year in Review assesses: (i) potential situations of armed conflict, including a classification of them as international or non-international armed conflicts, belligerent occupation, or situations not meeting the relevant legal requirements for the application of IHL; (ii) a summary of relevant proceedings and developments relating to the prosecution of serious violations of IHL—war crimes—at international, hybrid, and domestic courts and tribunals; and, (iii) an overview of developments in the IHL-related fields of arms control and disarmament.

Key concepts: Belligerent, International humanitarian law, Disarmament, Political science, Law, Armed conflict, Relevance (law), International law

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