Detonating the Air – The Legality of the Use of Thermobaric Weapons under International Humanitarian Law
by Arthur van Coller | Jun 12, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict
Detonating the Air – The Legality of the Use of Thermobaric Weapons under International Humanitarian Law This post is drawn from the author’s article-length work, “Detonating the Air: The Legality of the Use of Thermobaric Weapons under International...
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Legal Considerations Before and During LSCOs
by Rob Borcherding, Drew Kernan | May 24, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Legal Considerations Before and During LSCOs Editor’s note: The following post highlights a subject addressed during an expert workshop that the Lieber Institute co-convened alongside Harvard Law School’s Program on...
The Place of Judge Advocates on the Next Battlefield
by Nate Bankson, Keoni Medici | May 19, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict
The Place of Judge Advocates on the Next Battlefield President Biden refers to the current decade as “the decisive decade” in the National Security Strategy (NSS). Consistent with the NSS, the National Defense Strategy (NDS) articulates the Department of Defense...
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Introduction
by Winston Williams, Jennifer Maddocks | May 8, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Conflict Classification, Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, Targeting
Large-Scale Combat Operations Symposium – Introduction Editor’s note: The views expressed in this post are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the ICRC, HLS PILAC, or other workshop participants. Large-scale combat operations (LSCOs) involve widespread,...
Future Conflicts, Civilian Harm, and the CHMR-AP – Part II
by Dan E. Stigall | May 5, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict
Future Conflicts, Civilian Harm, and the CHMR-AP – Part II Editor’s note: The first post in the two-part series illustrated the emerging “information environment” of modern warfare into which the DoD CHMR-AP will be launched. This second post addresses how...