Surrender as a Weapon: Operational Paralysis and the Law of War

Surrender as a Weapon: Operational Paralysis and the Law of War

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

Surrender as a Weapon: Operational Paralysis and the Law of War In the opening days of the Operation Desert Storm ground campaign, Iraqi Soldiers surrendered by the tens of thousands. They surrendered to armor, to infantry, and in one famous instance, to a remotely...
Compliance by Design IV: LOAC in the European Defense Industry

Compliance by Design IV: LOAC in the European Defense Industry

by | Aug 4, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies

Compliance by Design IV: LOAC in the European Defense Industry Editors’ note: This is the ninth post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal accountability under international humanitarian law....
International Law, the Civil Law Tradition, and Sources of Law – Part I

International Law, the Civil Law Tradition, and Sources of Law – Part I

by | Aug 3, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC

International Law, the Civil Law Tradition, and Sources of Law – Part I Editors’ note: This is the first in a two-part post illustrating the impact of the civil law tradition on the formation of international law, specifically the sources of international law. This...
Lieber Studies Indo-Pacific Volume – Prisoners of War and a Taiwan Conflict

Lieber Studies Indo-Pacific Volume – Prisoners of War and a Taiwan Conflict

by | Jul 31, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict, Lieber Studies Armed Conflict in the Indo-Pacific Region Volume

Lieber Studies Indo-Pacific Volume – Prisoners of War and a Taiwan Conflict Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s chapter in Armed Conflict and International Law in the Indo-Pacific Region (Douglas Guilfoyle & Jennifer Maddocks eds. 2026), the...
Where the Environment Sits: Proportionality and Strikes on Russian Oil Infrastructure

Where the Environment Sits: Proportionality and Strikes on Russian Oil Infrastructure

by | Jul 29, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Where the Environment Sits: Proportionality and Strikes on Russian Oil Infrastructure Through the spring and summer of 2026, Ukraine turned its long-range drone fleet into a systematic weapon against Russia’s refining sector. By late June, drones had struck eight of...
Self-Defence, the Principle of Due Diligence, and the Law of Neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Self-Defence, the Principle of Due Diligence, and the Law of Neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

by | Jul 28, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Neutrality, Use of Force

Self-Defence, the Principle of Due Diligence, and the Law of Neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Russia’s (unlawful) aggression against Ukraine, and the international armed conflict that it has triggered, raises many novel questions concerning the interpretation...