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Examining Iran’s Territorial Integrity and Separatist Approaches

Iran’s cultural and linguistic diversity has developed through centuries of migration, shared institutions, and overlapping historical experiences. Understanding this complexity…

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The United States’ decision to sanction the International Criminal Court expands financial pressure from individual judges and officials to the…

Insecurity, Development, and the Health Gap in Iran’s Kurdish Regions

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Hana Rekan: The Murder of a Child and the Test of State Responsibility Against Domestic Violence

The murder of 16-year-old Hana Rekan in Kermanshah highlights severe gaps in child protection systems. Reports of prior domestic violence…

When Non-State Actors Enter a Legal Void

A legal study by Dr. Mohammad Ghazi Janabi examines whether non-state armed groups possessing military capabilities, territorial control, and cross-border…

The Last Genocide Against the Yazidis

A legal study by scholar Hawre Ahmed Mohammed analyzes the 2014 ISIS campaign against the Yazidi population, demonstrating how mass…

The End of a Paradigm: Has the Kurdish Issue Entered the Human Rights Era?

This analysis examines the strategic transition of the Kurdish issue from armed insurgency toward political and human rights frameworks following…

Jan Kleffner and the Humanitarian Obligations of Non-State Armed Groups: From Conflict Thresholds to Unilateral Commitments

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Why Assessing “Organization” and “Intensity” Determines the Legal Rights of War Victims

Determining whether an armed group's conduct is governed by international humanitarian law or human rights law depends on establishing the…

Voluntary Commitments of Armed Groups: Strengthening Compliance with the Laws of War or Threatening Accountability?

Modern conflicts increasingly feature non-state armed groups operating outside formal international law-making processes, raising critical legal questions regarding how to…

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