Choice of Law in the Laws of War
by 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...
Compliance by Design III: LOAC in China’s Autonomous Weapons Development
by 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...
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...