Keiichiro Okimoto,

About/Bio

Keiichiro Okimoto is Legal Officer in the Office of the Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations. He was previously a delegate and legal adviser to the Delegations of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iraq, Israel and the Occupied Territories, the Philippines, and Rwanda. His publications include: The Distinction and Relationship between Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello (Hart, 2011)

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The United Nations and the Third Geneva Convention

This post is part of a joint blog symposium with the Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog and Just Security exploring the new ICRC Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention. See below for other posts in the symposium. This post discusses the role of the United Nations in ensuring…

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