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The objective is to evaluate the justifiability of prize law in current times through expert insights.

April 25, 2026International Review of the Red Cross0 citationsOpen Access

Prize law: Unjustifiable in the twenty-first century? Interview with Professor Andrew Clapham

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The objective is to evaluate the justifiability of prize law in current times through expert insights.
Interview with Professor Andrew Clapham, focusing on themes from his teaching and published works.
Discussion of recent developments in human rights law and the laws of war.
Insights into the applicability of prize law today, especially in the context of international legal frameworks.
Responses highlighting shifts in human rights expectations since the Geneva Conventions.

Abstract

Andrew Clapham is Professor of International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute, teaching international law, human rights law and the laws of war. He served as a member of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan from 2017 to 2023, and is the co-editor, with Paola Gaeta and Marco Sassòli, of The 1949 Geneva Conventions: A Commentary (Oxford University Press, 2015). His latest book, War (Oxford University Press, 2021), was awarded the Paul Reuter Prize in 2025 and is available as open access.

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