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Journal of Conflict and Security Law Template

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About the Journal of Conflict and Security Law format

Journal of Conflict and Security Law is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering International Law and Human Rights, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, International Law and Aviation.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inInternational Law and Human Rights Global Peace and Security Dynamics International Law and Aviation Peacebuilding and International Security Military and Defense Studies
ISSN1467-7954
Citation impact (2-yr)1.62
h-index39
i10-index199
Total citations7,634
Article processing charge$4,153
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Nottingham
Journal websitejcsl.oxfordjournals.org
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Papers published in Journal of Conflict and Security Law per year

24
2014
31
2015
29
2016
22
2017
32
2018
34
2019
26
2020
20
2021
35
2022
17
2023
19
2024
20
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Conflict and Security Law by publication year

234
2014
181
2015
272
2016
102
2017
171
2018
100
2019
107
2020
32
2021
162
2022
59
2023
33
2024
38
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Conflict and Security Law

Cyber Security without Cyber War

Mary Ellen O’Connell · 1 Jul 2012

Which government agency should have primary responsibility for the Internet? The USA seems to have decided this question in favour of the military—the US military today has the largest concentration of expertise and legal authority with respect to cyberspace. Those in the legal community who support this development are divided as to the appropriate legal…

Cyber attacks, self-defence and the problem of attribution

Nicholas Tsagourias · 1 Jul 2012

This article examines the conditions under which a cyber attack can trigger a State’s right to self-defence and argues that the current international law standards for attributing attacks to a State can cover the case of cyber attacks. More specifically, the victim State can use force by way of self-defence against another State if the…

A Conflict of Norms: The Relationship Between Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law in the ICRC Customary Law Study

Heike Krieger · 12 Jul 2006

It is generally accepted that although human rights law is applicable in armed conflicts the rules of international humanitarian law take precedence as lex specialis. However, uncertainties remain. Do norms with a lex specialis character override more general rules systematically and invariably, or is there room for complementarity? To what extent are human rights standards…

'Targeted killings' in an age of terror: the legality of the Yemen strike

Charlotte Downes · 1 Jun 2004

In November 2002, a US Unmanned Aerial Vehicle launched a missile at a car in Yemen suspected to be carrying terrorists. The lethal strike arguably represented a ‘targeted killing’, a policy that had previously been widely renounced by the international community including the US. However, the incident remained largely unchallenged by other states. This article…

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