Farewell to MAJ Evin Stovall

Farewell to MAJ Evin Stovall

by , , | Jun 16, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog

Farewell to MAJ Evin Stovall This week Articles of War and the Lieber Institute for Law and Warfare bid farewell to Major Evin Stovall. For two years, Evin served as Senior Editor at Articles of War where, behind the scenes for our readers but prominently for us, he...
The Notions of “Non-Belligerent” and “Other States not Parties to the Conflict” in the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I

The Notions of “Non-Belligerent” and “Other States not Parties to the Conflict” in the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I

by , | Jun 15, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

The Notions of “Non-Belligerent” and “Other States not Parties to the Conflict” in the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I The Geneva Conventions (GCs) and Additional Protocol I (AP I) include obligations for neutral States. However, the wording is not...
Jamming Enemy Weapon Systems and the Law of Targeting

Jamming Enemy Weapon Systems and the Law of Targeting

by | Jun 12, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting

Jamming Enemy Weapon Systems and the Law of Targeting Throughout history, superior weaponry and tactics have always provided a decisive edge in warfare, driving continuous cycles of measures and countermeasures among adversaries. Today’s battlefields are no exception....
Compliance by Design I: LOAC in U.S. Autonomous Combat Platforms

Compliance by Design I: LOAC in U.S. Autonomous Combat Platforms

by | Jun 10, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance

Compliance by Design I: LOAC in U.S. Autonomous Combat Platforms Editors’ note: This is the sixth post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal accountability under international humanitarian law....
AI-on-AI Perfidy and the Law of Armed Conflict

AI-on-AI Perfidy and the Law of Armed Conflict

by , , | Jun 8, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

AI-on-AI Perfidy and the Law of Armed Conflict Picture the following scenario: a forward-deployed artificial intelligence (AI) enabled surveillance platform detects a convoy moving along a contested highway at dusk. Its classification system flags the convoy as...
Humanitarian Assistance in International Law and the Distinction Between Preventive Assistance and Emergency Relief in Armed Conflict

Humanitarian Assistance in International Law and the Distinction Between Preventive Assistance and Emergency Relief in Armed Conflict

by | Jun 5, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Humanitarian Assistance in International Law and the Distinction Between Preventive Assistance and Emergency Relief in Armed Conflict Editors’ note: This post highlights work from the author’s forthcoming book, Humanitarian Assistance in International Law, published...