Regardless of how society has evolved, travel and tourism have had a positive development since the end of Second World War. But now it seems that the perception of risk and danger is accentuated and the tourists choose destinations based on more safety and security for tourists. Risks often...

The rise of transnational armed conflicts (conflicts between states and non-state actors) has raised complicated questions about the scope of such conflicts and the law applicable to them. When does human rights law exclusively govern a situation and at what point does IHL also apply? One...

Al Qaeda’s dispersal and the rise of regional terrorist groups such as al Shabab in Somalia have raised the stakes for defining an “organized armed group” (OAG). The law of armed conflict applies to violence between OAGs. If an entity fails the OAG test, a state may use only traditional...