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Arthur van Coller
| Nov 6, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
2023 DoD Manual Revision – Redefining Doubt The third edition of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Law of War Manual, updated in December 2016, rejected the customary international law status of the legal presumption of civilian status for persons and objects in...
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Richard Salomon
| Sep 20, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History
2023 DoD Manual Revision – What’s Chivalry Got to Do with It? Regrettably, the recent update of the U.S. Department of Defense Law of War Manual continues to associate chivalry with the law of armed conflict. No change has been made in Section 2.6 of the Manual or the...
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Emily E. Bobenrieth
| Sep 14, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
2023 DoD Manual Revision – What Was Left Unsaid for Cyber Operations Since the long-awaited update to the Department of Defense (DoD) Law of War Manual, there has been no shortage of commentary and scholarship surrounding the new amendments. While updates to the...
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Robert Lawless
| Sep 8, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
2023 DoD Manual Revision – The Civilian Presumption’s Durability The revised U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Law of War Manual recognizes a presumption of civilian status for decision-making in targeting operations. In this post, I explore the implications of a...
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Kobi Leins,
Helen Durham
| Aug 28, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
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 important...
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William H. Boothby
| Aug 23, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
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 Remarks Shortly after the 2015 publication of the US...
