Month: November 2023
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Animals in Armed Conflict: Are International Humanitarian Law Treaties Regarding Cultural Property Enough to Offer Sufficient Protection?
By Kamya Chawla 1. Introduction: During the Gulf War of 1990-1991, approximately eighty-five percent of Kuwait International Zoo’s animals died, illustrating the lack of protection for animals under International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Currently, IHL affords animals derivative and inadequate protection. For example, an evolutionary interpretation of IHL may permit the classification of certain animals as…