Identifying NIAC Series – Introduction: From Armed Violence to Armed Conflict

Identifying NIAC Series – Introduction: From Armed Violence to Armed Conflict

by | Aug 24, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Identifying NIAC Series

Identifying NIAC Series – Introduction: From Armed Violence to Armed Conflict Having spent the better part of a decade researching, writing, thinking, and teaching non-international armed conflict (NIAC), I am delighted to share the culmination of that work: my recent...
Using (and Abusing) Polling: The Martens Clause and Autonomous Weapons

Using (and Abusing) Polling: The Martens Clause and Autonomous Weapons

by | Aug 21, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies

Using (and Abusing) Polling: The Martens Clause and Autonomous Weapons Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s recent article, “Abhorrence and Autonomy: On the Place of Public Attitudes in the Debate on Militarised Artificial Intelligence” published in...
Killings of Prisoners of War and Refusal of Quarter – Present and Past

Killings of Prisoners of War and Refusal of Quarter – Present and Past

by | Aug 19, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict

Killings of Prisoners of War and Refusal of Quarter – Present and Past Modern international humanitarian law (IHL) protects prisoners against attack or mistreatment from the moment they surrender or do something akin to surrender. Relevant provisions include Articles...
Medical Neutrality as a Contested Legal Concept in the 1899-1902 South African War

Medical Neutrality as a Contested Legal Concept in the 1899-1902 South African War

by | Aug 17, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC

Medical Neutrality as a Contested Legal Concept in the 1899-1902 South African War Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s recently published article “Neutrality as a Contested Concept in International Humanitarian Law: Red Cross Men in the South...
Beyond Nuclear: Does Russia’s Reported Anti-Starlink Weapon Breach the Outer Space Treaty?

Beyond Nuclear: Does Russia’s Reported Anti-Starlink Weapon Breach the Outer Space Treaty?

by | Aug 14, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Space Law

Beyond Nuclear: Does Russia’s Reported Anti-Starlink Weapon Breach the Outer Space Treaty? In Late December 2025, intelligence services reported suspicion that Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target mass-constellations, such as SpaceX. Unlike...
Air Warfare and International Humanitarian Law

Air Warfare and International Humanitarian Law

by | Aug 12, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Air Warfare and International Humanitarian Law In 1949, the U.S. Army’s International Law Branch Chief, Major William G. Downey, provided remarks (in his personal capacity) to the American Society of International Law.  He asserted, The person who first drafts an...