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Dan Maurer
| Jan 5, 2024 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy
The U.S. DoD’s New Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Policy and “Harm Resulting From” Military Operations In a much-celebrated move in late December 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) made good on its promise to publish an enterprise-wide policy on...
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William Casey Biggerstaff
| Nov 20, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility, Use of Force
The U.S. Turkish Drone Shootdown Over Syria and the Jus Ad Bellum In early October, the United States shot down an armed Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) operating over Syrian airspace with an F-16 fighter jet. The aerial engagement was unusual, if not...
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James P. Sexton
| Aug 30, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
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 Humanitarian Law Apply in Ad Hoc Military...
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Tal Mimran,
Lior Weinstein
| Aug 14, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Interpretation & Development
Digitalize It: Digital Evidence at the ICC The International Criminal Court (ICC, or the Court) first accepted digital evidence in a legal proceeding in 2013 during the prosecution of Al Faqi Al Mahdi for ordering the destruction of the Timbuktu shrines and mosques in...
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Julie Fraser
| Jul 31, 2023 | Accountability, Al Hassan Symposium, AoW Posts, Blog
Al Hassan Symposium – “Islam Itself Is Not on Trial”: Culture and Religion in Al Hassan Editor’s note: This post is part of a joint symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law and Articles of War blogs. This symposium addresses the pending ICC Al...
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Katharine Fortin
| Jul 25, 2023 | Accountability, Al Hassan Symposium, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Al Hassan Symposium – Rebel Governance under the Spotlight: the ICC Al Hassan Case Editor’s note: This post is part of a joint symposium hosted by the Armed Groups and International Law and Articles of War blogs. This symposium addresses the pending ICC Al Hassan...