Articles of War
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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The Mission Against IS-affiliate Ansar al-Sunna in Mozambique: Does the Law of NIAC Apply?
In October 2017, Ansar al-Sunna, a non-State group, initiated a violent conflict in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. In April 2018, the group pledged...
Prisoner of War Status and Nationals of the Detaining Power
As preparations for Ukraine’s spring 2023 offensive were underway, reports of Russian dissidents conducting cross-border raids from Ukraine into...
Treaties in Armed Conflict: The Sharp Split Between “General” and “Particular” Treaties
The recent completion and publication of the second edition of my text, The Law of Treaties, provides an opportunity to reflect on how treaty law...
The Anti-ISIL Coalition, Civilian Harm, and the Obligation to Investigate
This post is drawn from the author’s article-length work, “How Does the Obligation to Investigate Alleged Serious Violations of International...
Ukraine Symposium – Territorial Acquisition and Armed Conflict
Soon after the outbreak of its international armed conflict with Ukraine in 2014, Russia annexed Crimea. Eight years later, it also annexed...
2023 DoD Manual Revision – To Shoot, or Not to Shoot . . . Automation and the Presumption of Civilian Status
(Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) One of the most...
Russia-Ukraine War at Sea: Naval Blockades, Visit and Search, and Targeting War-Sustaining Objects
On February 24, 2022, Russia’s Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport (Rosmorrechflot) announced the suspension of navigation in the Sea...
The Pending Israel-Palestine ICJ Advisory Opinion: Threats to Legal Principles and Security
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is poised to eviscerate the longstanding “land for peace” legal framework for resolving the...
2023 DoD Manual Revision – A Commentary on the Amendments
(Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) Introductory...
The Niger Coup and the Prospect of ECOWAS Military Intervention: An International Law Appraisal
On 26 July 2023 the Nigerien military, led by the Head of the Presidential Guard General Abdourahamane Tchiani, seized power from the democratically...
Stranded Seafarers Under International Humanitarian Law
Introduction One of Ukraine’s first belligerent reactions to its invasion by the Russian Federation was closing its ports to international...
2023 DOD Manual Revision – Practical Concerns Related to the Presumption of Civilian Status – Part II
(Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) Part I of this...
