Stéphane Ojeda

Stéphane Ojeda is a humanitarian lawyer. He recently ended his mission as Deputy Permanent Observer & Legal Adviser of the ICRC Delegation to the United Nations in New York. This article is written in his personal capacity.

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Out of balance: Global counter-terrorism & the laws of war

September 15, 2017 6 mins read Counterterrorism / Religion Stéphane Ojeda

In recent years, the UN Security Council has strengthened its global counter-terrorism (CT) framework, perhaps more so than at any point since 9/11. ...

Global counter-terrorism must not overlook the rules of war

December 13, 2016 10 mins read Counterterrorism / Religion Stéphane Ojeda

Branding an armed group as “terrorist” cannot alone cancel the applicability of international humanitarian law (IHL). The vast majority of contemporary armed conflicts ...