At the crossroads of scholarship and practice
The Lieber Institute at West Point facilitates and contributes to the global dialogue on today’s most pressing and complex law of war issues. Through its research, publications, events and education, it strives to advance the understanding and maintain the primacy of law in today’s armed conflicts.
The Lieber Institute seeks to bridge the divide between legal scholarship and battlefield experience in the study of the law. It engages in innovative research and collaboration on multiple topics of legal study including targeting, detention, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and war crimes accountability.
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Empowering Combat Leaders.
The Law on Brain Technologies in Warfare Series – HUMINT, Detainees, and “Brain Fingerprinting”
Editors’ note: This post is an entry in our series on Air Commodore (ret.) William H. Boothby’s book, The Law on Brain Technologies in Warfare published by Elgar International. As I outlined in a 2024 post, intelligence gathering has taken on an increasingly important...
The ICJ and Factual Controversy in Advisory Proceedings: Deference in Factual Determinations?
The advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of 22 October 2025 concerning Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied...
GC IV Commentary Series – Article 13: The Personal Field of Application of Part II
Editors’ note: The author of this post served on the Reading Committee of the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention project. He provided feedback on early versions of the Commentary and co-authored, with a project team member, the Commentary’s sections on...
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