Warnings in Contemporary Conflict: Protective Measure or Source of Illegality?
by 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...
Compliance by Design II: LOAC in U.S. Software Provided for Autonomous Combat Systems
by 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...
Farewell to MAJ Evin Stovall
by Joshua F. Berry, Liisi Adamson, Sean Watts | 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
by Robert Kolb, Benjamin Meret | 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
by Maxime Nijs | 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....