With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the government make it harder for volunteers to go?
- Written by Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
Getty ImagesDominic Bryce Abelen has been described as a “warrior until the end”. He is also New Zealand’s first serving soldier to be killed fighting in Ukraine. His death puts renewed focus on the status of foreign fighters in that war.
Abelen was off duty from the Royal NZ Infantry Regiment’s 2/1 Battalion and one of many...
