Whose Decision Was It? Drone Swarms and the Accountability Gap in Ukraine

Whose Decision Was It? Drone Swarms and the Accountability Gap in Ukraine

Whose Decision Was It? Drone Swarms and the Accountability Gap in Ukraine On June 1, 2025, Ukraine launched roughly 100 small drones at Russian airbases spread across several time zones. The platforms had been smuggled close to their targets in wooden containers, then...
Lieber Studies Indo-Pacific Volume – LOAC and Information Warfare in the Indo-Pacific

Lieber Studies Indo-Pacific Volume – LOAC and Information Warfare in the Indo-Pacific

Lieber Studies Indo-Pacific Volume – LOAC and Information Warfare in the Indo-Pacific On December 7, 2026, world leaders will gather in Jordan for the High-Level Conference on Humanity in War, the culmination of the Global Initiative launched in September 2024 to...
Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello Targeting

Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello Targeting

Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello Targeting There is a growing tendency to devise a double targeting criterion for attacks: one for jus ad bellum (JAB); and one for jus in bello (JIB), and to require that the conditions for each are met so that an attack or other...
Lieber Studies Indo-Pacific Volume – Interpretative Choice and Risk in Indo-Pacific Air Domain Challenges

Lieber Studies Indo-Pacific Volume – Interpretative Choice and Risk in Indo-Pacific Air Domain Challenges

Lieber Studies Indo-Pacific Volume – Interpretative Choice and Risk in Indo-Pacific Air Domain Challenges Legal challenges in the Indo-Pacific air domain have typically been overshadowed by legal issues arising in, under, and from the sea. Yet resolution of many...
Lieber Studies Armed Conflict in the Indo-Pacific Region Volume Series – Introduction

Lieber Studies Armed Conflict in the Indo-Pacific Region Volume Series – Introduction

Lieber Studies Armed Conflict in the Indo-Pacific Region Volume Series – Introduction In recent years, the Indo-Pacific has emerged as a principal arena of strategic competition. The region has witnessed intensified military modernization and rivalry among major...
Dual-Purpose Objects

Dual-Purpose Objects

Dual-Purpose Objects Editors’ note: This post is based on the authors’ recently published article “On the Purpose Limb of the Military Objective Test under the Law of Targeting” published in volume 64 of Military Law and Law of War Review. The concept of dual-use...