A Legal Assessment of North Korean Missile Tests

A Legal Assessment of North Korean Missile Tests

A Legal Assessment of North Korean Missile Tests On July 11, 2023, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) Korean People’s Army (KPA) Strategic Force fired a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), North Korea’s most powerful ballistic...
2023 DoD Manual Revision – What’s In a Presumption?

2023 DoD Manual Revision – What’s In a Presumption?

2023 DoD Manual Revision – What’s In a Presumption? (Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) One of the most notable—if not the most notable—changes to the Department of Defense...
2023 DoD Manual Revision – Handling Uncertainty in the Law of Attack

2023 DoD Manual Revision – Handling Uncertainty in the Law of Attack

2023 DoD Manual Revision – Handling Uncertainty in the Law of Attack (Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) A Civilian Status Presumption The recent revisions to the DoD Law of...
2023 DoD Manual Revision – The Civilian Presumption Misnomer

2023 DoD Manual Revision – The Civilian Presumption Misnomer

2023 DoD Manual Revision – The Civilian Presumption Misnomer (Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) The changes made to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Law of War Manual...
2023 DoD Manual Revision – A Welcome Change to the Presumption of Civilian Status

2023 DoD Manual Revision – A Welcome Change to the Presumption of Civilian Status

2023 DoD Manual Revision – A Welcome Change to the Presumption of Civilian Status (Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of posts that will analyze and assess the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) On 11 July, the...
Department of Defense Issues Update to DoD Law of War Manual on Presumption of Civilian Status and Feasible Precautions to Verify Military Objectives

Department of Defense Issues Update to DoD Law of War Manual on Presumption of Civilian Status and Feasible Precautions to Verify Military Objectives

Department of Defense Issues Update to DoD Law of War Manual on Presumption of Civilian Status and Feasible Precautions to Verify Military Objectives ​Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) released an important update to its Law of War Manual, including a revision to...