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Legal Pluralism and War: Lessons from Informal Courts of PoW Camps and Jewish Ghettos

Informal courts created in PoW camps and Jewish ghettos during World War II illustrate the disruption of law in war and the ways in which legal pluralism can help to structure thinking about the concept of law in such a context. 

Humanitarian Displacement? The (mis)appropriation of Humanitarian Principles to Justify Mass Displacement

Eitan Diamond and Ellen Nohle explore the application of the prohibition of forcible displacement in armed conflict and the extent to which the non-consensual relocation of civilians may be prohibited under the IHL rules on the conduct of hostilities. 

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