Year in Review 2020

The purpose of the Year in Review is to provide readers with an overview of events that took place in 2020 with significant relevance to international humanitarian law (IHL) and international criminal law (ICL). These events include: (i) an outlook on ongoing hostilities and related developments, including the analysis of their classification as international (IAC) and/or non-international armed conflicts (NIAC); (ii) a summary of relevant proceedings and decisions by international courts and tribunals as well as those of national courts under the principle of universal jurisdiction, and (iii) an overview of developments, including the status of relevant treaties, regarding conventional and non-conventional arms control and disarmament, and weaponization of the outer space.