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Michelle Lukomski
| Jul 1, 2026 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog
From Nuremberg to Lafarge: Corporate War Crimes by Another Name? The prosecution of the global corporation Lafarge in the United States and, more recently, in France may signal a major shift in wartime corporate accountability. Rather than relying on traditional war...
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Guénaël Mettraux
| Jun 29, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC
War Crimes in History Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s article-length work, “A History of the Law of War Crimes” appearing in International Review of the Red Cross. International law recognizes three categories of core crimes: genocide; crimes against...
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Hitoshi Nasu
| Jun 26, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Choice of Law in the Laws of War In private international law, choice of law is a critical question concerned with identifying which legal system governs a dispute involving cross-border elements. A set of principles developed to address such questions does not...
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Gerald Mako
| Jun 24, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law
Compliance by Design III: LOAC in China’s Autonomous Weapons Development Editors’ note: This is the eight post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal accountability under international...
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Sara Benabbass,
Marten Zwanenburg
| Jun 22, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Warnings in Contemporary Conflict: Protective Measure or Source of Illegality? Since the beginning of March 2026, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have issued a number of evacuation orders in southern Lebanon. These orders have directed the inhabitants of villages and...
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Gerald Mako
| Jun 17, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law
Compliance by Design II: LOAC in U.S. Software Provided for Autonomous Combat Systems Editors’ note: This is the seventh post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal accountability under...
