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Laura A. Dickinson
| Jun 20, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, US-ICC Symposium
U.S.-ICC Symposium – U.S. Cooperation with the ICC to Investigate and Prosecute Atrocities in Ukraine: Possibilities and Challenges (Editor’s note: This article provides an overview of a joint symposium hosted by Just Security and Articles of War. The symposium...
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Jennifer Maddocks
| Jun 16, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility
Contracts Between the Wagner Group and Russia’s Defense Ministry: International Law Implications After months of infighting between Russian defense officials and the Wagner Group, the Deputy Defense Minister, Nikolai Pankov, announced on June 10, 2023, that “volunteer...
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Douglas Guilfoyle
| Jun 14, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance
The Libel Case Confirming Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan The Verdict against Ben Roberts-Smith Australia’s “trial of the century” concluded earlier this month in Sydney in a moment that captured international headlines. A man commonly described as Australia’s...
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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...