IRRC No. 893

Editorial: Delineating the boundaries of violence

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What does the legal regulation of armed conflict at the beginning of the twenty-first century look like? Is it legally permissible to target anyone, anywhere, with armed drones? Can and should States apply their own human rights standards when they are involved in a multinational operation abroad? When, if ever, would a cyber-operation amount to an armed conflict? Some of these questions come up time and again as we scroll through the daily news feed. They all relate to what we call the "scope of applicability" of the body of law regulating armed conflict – international humanitarian law (IHL) – and its interaction with other legal regimes.

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Editorial: Delineating the boundaries of violence author: Vincent Bernard

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Interview with Brigadier General Richard C. Gross author:

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The regulation of non-international armed conflicts author: Claus Kress, Frédéric Mégret

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Extraterritorial targeting by means of armed drones: Some legal implications author: Jelena Pejic

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A brief overview of legal interoperability challenges for NATO arising from the interrelationship between IHL and IHRL in light of the European Convention on Human Rights author: Colonel Kirby Abbott

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The beginning of application of international humanitarian law: A discussion of a few challenges author: Julia Grignon

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The end of application of international humanitarian law author: Marko Milanovic

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Rewired warfare: rethinking the law of cyber attack author: Michael N. Schmitt

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Consent to humanitarian access: An obligation triggered by territorial control, not States’ rights author: Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier

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Assistance, direction and control: Untangling international judicial opinion on individual and State responsibility for war crimes by non- State actors author: Shane Darcy

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