Even wars have rules

How can human rights be safeguarded in the midst of war? Dr Photini Pazartzis, the Constantine G. Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and European Studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and former vice chair of the UN Human Rights Committee ICCPR, emphasizes that international law establishes clear rules in cases of armed conflicts.

Speaking to Kathimerini on the sidelines of the ACS Athens 2023 Gala and Alumni Achievement Awards, the associate professor of international law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens' Faculty of Law points out that the UN-mandated independent commission of inquiry is already collecting evidence of potential war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by all sides in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. She also mentions arrest warrants for Russia's political and military leadership for...