Articles of War
The Future of Warfare: National Positions on the Governance of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
Lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS), such as drones and autonomous missile systems, are no longer a theoretical concern. Indeed, they are finding their way onto the battlefield. Amid growing international concern, States have articulated a range of positions on...
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In Honor of Yoram Dinstein – Command Responsibility in an Era of New Weapons
Editors’ note: This post is part of a series to honor Professor Yoram Dinstein, who passed away on Saturday February 10, 2024. These posts recognize...
Attacks on Merchant Shipping: Which State Has the Right to Respond in Self-Defence?
On April 13, 2024, Iranian special forces seized the Portuguese flagged MSC Aries near the Strait of Hormuz as it sailed towards the Nhava Sheva...
Common Article 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions
On March 1, Nicaragua instituted proceedings against Germany before the International Court of Justice (Alleged Breaches of Certain International...
Rules of Engagement in Large Scale Combat Operations
As the focus of U.S. military doctrine and contingency planning shifts from counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns toward large-scale combat operations...
Collective Self-Defense and the Internationalization of Armed Conflicts in Eastern DRC
Nearly a decade after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a ceasefire agreement with the March 23 (M23) rebel movement, violence has...
Hors De Combat: Clarifying the U.S. Law of War Manual
The U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School instructs on international protections for the wounded and sick, one of the many...
New Challenges and Old Problems for International Humanitarian Law
This post provides some reflections based upon the experience of writing the second edition of the book International Humanitarian Law: Rules,...
Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Civilian Protection as an Element of Military Advantage in Determining Proportionality
In a prior post, I raised the issue of whether the protection of Israeli civilians may be treated as a military advantage in determining the...
Joining in Wars
Editor’s note: This post draws on the author’s paper with Miles Jackson and Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne, “Identifying co-parties to armed conflict in...
Why We Fight Matters to How We Fight
We have all been taught that jus in bello (the law regarding the conduct of war) is a distinct set of rules from jus ad bellum (law regarding resort...
Imposing a Maritime Quarantine to Enforce the Houthi Arms Embargo
This post suggests that the United States and its allies should implement a naval quarantine to restrict the flow of Iranian weapons into...
“On the Brink”: The Geneva Conventions at 75
Editor’s note: The views expressed in this post are those of the author and not necessarily those of the ICRC, HLS PILAC, or other workshop...
