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The provision of weapons and logistical support to Ukraine and the jus ad bellum (2023)
Journal Article
Green, J. A. (2023). The provision of weapons and logistical support to Ukraine and the jus ad bellum. Journal on the Use of Force and International Law, 10(1), 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/20531702.2023.2200321

This editorial considers the support currently being supplied to Ukraine following Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion, which began in February 2022. Western states have provided significant aid to Ukraine in the form, inter alia, of modern weapons... Read More about The provision of weapons and logistical support to Ukraine and the jus ad bellum.

Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the jus ad bellum (2022)
Journal Article
Green, J. A., Henderson, C., & Ruys, T. (2022). Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the jus ad bellum. Journal on the Use of Force and International Law, 9(1), 4-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/20531702.2022.2056803

The 24 February 2022 Russian invasion of–or ‘special military operation’ in–Ukraine has sent shock waves across the globe. In this editorial the Editors-in-Chief of JUFIL examine in detail the legal justifications advanced by President Putin for Russ... Read More about Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the jus ad bellum.

The rise of twiplomacy and the making of customary international law on social media (2022)
Journal Article
Green, J. A. (2022). The rise of twiplomacy and the making of customary international law on social media. Chinese Journal of International Law, 21(1), 1-53. https://doi.org/10.1093/chinesejil/jmac007

Social media usage by States has increased exponentially in recent years. This phenomenon, known as "twiplomacy", has become ubiquitous. Given that almost every State in the world now issues statements via social media, this article examines the pote... Read More about The rise of twiplomacy and the making of customary international law on social media.

The Chilcot Report: Some thoughts on international law and legal advice (2016)
Journal Article
Green, J. A., & Samuel, S. (2017). The Chilcot Report: Some thoughts on international law and legal advice. Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 22(2), 333-352. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krw023

The Report of the Iraq (Chilcot) Inquiry was finally published, 7 years after the Inquiry's creation, on 6 July 2016. The scope of the Inquiry's work was vast and this was reflected in the enormous size of its final Report. The publication of the Rep... Read More about The Chilcot Report: Some thoughts on international law and legal advice.

The ratione temporis elements of self-defence (2015)
Journal Article
Green, J. A. (2015). The ratione temporis elements of self-defence. Journal on the Use of Force and International Law, 2(1), 97-118. https://doi.org/10.1080/20531702.2015.1043097

This article focuses on one particular factor that is of crucial importance to all self-defence actions. It is a factor that is almost always present in the application and appraisal of the right, but one that is not always explicitly engaged with: t... Read More about The ratione temporis elements of self-defence.

Military targeting in the context of self-defence actions (2015)
Journal Article
Green, J. A., & Waters, C. P. (2015). Military targeting in the context of self-defence actions. Nordic Journal of International Law, 84(1), 3-28. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718107-08401002

For self-defence actions to be lawful, they must be directed at military targets. The absolute prohibition on non-military targeting under the jus in bello is well known, but the jus ad bellum also limits the target selection of states conducting def... Read More about Military targeting in the context of self-defence actions.