The Houthi Attacks Against the UAE: Rules of Conflict and International Law of State Responsibility

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Layal Alghoozi is a Research Assistant at the International Institute for Strategic Studies based in Bahrain. Layal graduated from the University of Glasgow with an LLM in International Law and Security, focusing on the laws of armed conflict and human rights law. She is also managing editor at Jus Cogens: the International Law Podcast & Blog. She tweets at @Layal9

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The Houthi Attacks Against the UAE: Rules of Conflict and International Law of State Responsibility

March 12, 2022

Layal Alghoozi

The conflict in Yemen has spread beyond the confines of Yemen, with the Houthis mounting attacks against critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using drones and missiles. This article explores the recent strikes against Abu Dhabi under international humanitarian law, and explores the possibility of attribution under international law of state responsibility to…