Articles of War
Gaps and Seams in the Law of Armed Conflict for AI-Enabled Cyber Operations
The continued, robust use of cyber operations in both competition and conflict has inspired many States to express whether and how international law applies to cyber operations. While these attempts at clarity and consensus have led to some convergence of views and...
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Status of Foreign Fighters in the Ukrainian Legion
Among other new resistance groups, Ukraine has formed an International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine (UKR Legion). There are reports that its...
Fact-Finding in Ukraine: Can Anything Be Learned from Yemen?
On 4 March 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate “all alleged violations and...
The Russia-Ukraine War and the Space Domain
As demonstrated by this symposium, every domain of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War presents critical legal questions. This post focuses on the...
The Attack at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant and Additional Protocol I
On March 4th, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced a report by Ukrainian authorities that Russian forces had attacked the...
Levée en Masse in Ukraine: Applications, Implications, and Open Questions
On February 24, 2022, facing an existential threat, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree ordering a general mobilization to defend Ukraine...
Common Article 1 and the Conflict in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing armed conflict raise a host of questions related to international humanitarian law (IHL). Some of...
The Fog of War, Civilian Resistance, and the Soft Underbelly of Unprivileged Belligerency
All across Ukraine, ordinary citizens have been cornered into making a truly Draconian, but necessary choice: whether or not to take up arms and...
Consistency and Change in Russian Approaches to International Law
Recent Russian conduct on the world stage—and less metaphorically, on the territory of Ukraine—has been appalling. Violations of international law...
Remarks on the Law Relating to the Use of Force in the Ukraine Conflict
Professor Mike Schmitt has addressed the application of the right of self-defense to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This post adds comments on the...
Accountability and Ukraine: Hurdles to Prosecuting War Crimes and Aggression
Social media and news outlets are replete with examples of misconduct occurring during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In fact, this conflict is...
Special Forces, Unprivileged Belligerency, and the War in the Shadows
The February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine resulted in news reports of fear in the streets of Kyiv as Ukrainian forces engaged in “a frantic hunt for...
The Other Side of Civilian Protection: The 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention
The initial stage of an international armed conflict, such as the one in Ukraine, inevitably focuses international attention on the conduct of...
