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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.
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Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Hittite Laws of War
Editor’s note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Samuel White’s fourth edited volume of Laws of Yesterday’s Wars published with Brill. For a general introduction to the series, see Dr Samuel White’s introductory post. The Hittite Empire, situated...
Biological Weapons: Why Strengthening the BWC Matters Now
Disease is a constant threat to humanity and in many instances, there is little that can be done to prevent its spread. As shown by the recent experience of SARS-CoV 2, infectious diseases are a serious health concern as well as a societal disruptor. It is therefore...
Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Introduction
The Laws of Yesterday’s Wars series began with what I assumed was an idle question, almost a thought experiment. While watching a dramatized Viking raid on television, I wondered whether the brutality on screen could have violated any norms that Vikings themselves...
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