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Michael N. Schmitt
| May 1, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict
The Expert Panel’s Review of Amnesty International’s Allegations of Ukrainian IHL Violations Last week, the New York Times reported that Amnesty International (AI) “sat for months on a report critical of the group after it accused Ukrainian forces of illegally...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Apr 19, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, State Responsibility
Reflections on the DoD General Counsel’s Cyber Law Address On Tuesday, the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, the Honorable Caroline Krass, addressed the annual United States Cyber Command Legal Conference. Her speech followed in the footsteps of Hon....
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Lindsay Freeman
| Apr 14, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Accountability for Cyber War Crimes In our digitally connected and technology-dependent world, cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure such as electric power grids, water treatment facilities, and industrial control systems have far-reaching...
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Steven van de Put
| Apr 10, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility
The Dutch Chora Judgment: Ex-Gratia Payments and Compensation Recently, a Dutch district court in The Hague delivered its judgment concerning claims arising from a 2007 battle in Chora, Afghanistan. Whereas an earlier post by Marten Zwanenburg reviewed the judgment...
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Michael N. Schmitt,
William Casey Biggerstaff
| Apr 7, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Use of Force
Are States Aiding and Assisting Ukraine and Russia Using Force? The provision of military aid and assistance from States supporting Ukraine and Russia has been a salient theme in their international armed conflict following Russia’s renewed invasion in February 2022....
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Hitoshi Nasu
| Apr 4, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, State Responsibility
ICJ Ruling on Iran’s Proxy War: The United States Must Pay On March 30, the International Court of Justice issued a ruling on financial measures that the United States had adopted against Iranian assets. The case was brought by Iran, seeking to challenge the legality...
