Articles of War
The Terminological Architecture of the Jus in Bello: Law, Language and Warfare
The lexicon governing the conduct of hostilities is not a static collection of synonyms but a dynamic field of ideological contestation. For centuries, the body of international law that regulates the behaviour of belligerents and protects victims of conflict has been...
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The Baltic Defense Line: Military Necessity and Civilian Protection on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Europe’s easternmost flank is undergoing one of the most strategically calibrated defensive preparations since the Cold War. Estonia, Latvia, and...
Operation Spider Web and Instrumentalizing Civilian Objects
On 1 June 2025, in one of the boldest operations of the war, Ukraine carried out a massive surprise attack against Russian military installations....
Gravitational Points of the 19th Century Law of War
When considering today’s armed conflicts, it may be interesting to devote a glimpse to the systematic pillars on which the 19th century law of war...
Is Lawfare for Lawyers?
A growing body of scholarship is engaged with the threat of hostile “lawfare” or “legal warfare.” This scholarship is driven by lawyers, legal...
Unleashing Drone Dominance: Rethinking Department of Defense Weapons Reviews
In November 2001, the United States conducted what is considered to be the first ever armed drone attack in Afghanistan. Over the next twenty years,...
CyCon 2025 Series – Legal Reviews of Military Artificial Intelligence Capabilities
Editors’ note: This post is part of a series that features presentations at this year’s 17th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon) in...
CyCon 2025 Series – AI-Enabled Offensive Cyber Operations: Legal Challenges in the Shadows of Automation
Editors’ note: This post is part of a series that features presentations at this year’s 17th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon) in...
CyCon 2025 Series – Deciding with AI Systems: Rethinking Dynamics in Military Decision-Making
Editors’ note: This post is part of a series that features presentations at this year's 17th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon) in...
CyCon 2025 Series – Artificial Intelligence in Armed Conflict: The Current State of International Law
Editors’ note: This post is part of a series that features presentations at this year's 17th International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon) in...
Artificial Intelligence in Armed Conflict CyCon 2025 Series – Introduction
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as the defining disruptive technology of our time. While academics lament the supposed imminent...
Is Nuclear Weapons Law Stopping the Nukes?
Editors’ Note: This post draws upon the book, The Law on Nuclear Weapons: An International Commentary edited by the authors and published in 2025 by...
Indirect or Reverberating Excessive Collateral Damage in Modern IHL
Article 51(5)(b), of the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 codifies the rule or principle of proportionality in offensive...
