Use of Force

Yoram Dinstein (1936-2024)

Yoram Dinstein (1936-2024)

Editors’ note: This post honors Professor Yoram Dinstein, who passed away on Saturday February 10, 2024. Over the coming weeks, Articles of War will feature a series of posts to recognize Professor Dinstein’s work and the significant contribution his scholarship has...

The Influence of Weaponry on the Jus ad Bellum

The Influence of Weaponry on the Jus ad Bellum

In an Articles of War post last week, Professor Terry Gill discussed his new book, The Use of Force and the International Legal System, co-authored with Dr. Kinga Tibori Szabó. It is a fascinating journey through the jus ad bellum, the law governing the use of force...

The Jus ad Bellum Aspects of the Russian War in Ukraine

The Jus ad Bellum Aspects of the Russian War in Ukraine

Editors’ Note: This post is derived from a presentation given at the 2023 Israel Defense Forces Military Advocate General’s 4th International Conference on the Law of Armed Conflict. In spite of the complex legal issues that Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine has...

The Use of Force and the International Legal System

The Use of Force and the International Legal System

The editors of Articles of War kindly invited me to submit a short post regarding the book I co-authored with Kinga Tibori Szabó on the use of force which was recently published by Cambridge University Press under the abovementioned title. I will give a brief overview...

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