TY - JOUR

T1 - The origins, causes and enduring significance of the Martens Clause: A view from Russia

AU - Иваненко, Виталий Семенович

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - The Martens Clause owes its name to the diplomat and jurist Fyodor Fyodorovich Martens, a representative of the Russian Empire at the First Hague Conference in 1899. Drafted and proposed by Martens during the negotiations, yet as a spontaneous compromise, the Clause has been included in the preamble of the Hague Convention with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land and is still considered an important principle of international humanitarian law today. This article traces the biography and academic path of F. F. Martens and explores the enduring significance of the Martens Clause.

AB - The Martens Clause owes its name to the diplomat and jurist Fyodor Fyodorovich Martens, a representative of the Russian Empire at the First Hague Conference in 1899. Drafted and proposed by Martens during the negotiations, yet as a spontaneous compromise, the Clause has been included in the preamble of the Hague Convention with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land and is still considered an important principle of international humanitarian law today. This article traces the biography and academic path of F. F. Martens and explores the enduring significance of the Martens Clause.

UR - https://international-review.icrc.org/articles/the-origins-causes-and-significance-of-the-martens-clause-a-view-from-russia-920

U2 - 10.1017/S1816383122000273

DO - 10.1017/S1816383122000273

M3 - Article

VL - 104

SP - 1708

EP - 1724

JO - International Review of the Red Cross

JF - International Review of the Red Cross

SN - 1816-3831

IS - 920-921

ER -