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Chad Bird,
Michelle Lukomski
| Jun 26, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict
Ready Soldier One: Video Game Incentives and Law of Armed Conflict Compliance A gamer sits in his room, headset on, staring unblinkingly at a screen. He is closing on his final target in a Call of Duty battle royale match. With a well-placed shot, he takes down the...
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Rob McLaughlin
| May 20, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Maritime
Attack on the MV Conscience: Issues Related to Blockade Law The MV Conscience is reportedly a Palau-flagged “passenger vessel” currently operated for a nongovernmental organization (NGO) called the “Freedom Flotilla Coalition.” The coalition, also called the Gaza...
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Winona Xu
| May 16, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, State Responsibility
Prosecuting Rwanda for Aggression in the DRC: Legal Feasibility and Challenges Rwandan involvement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been reported in two principal forms: first, direct intervention by Rwandan State forces across the border; and second,...
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Michael N. Schmitt,
Alexander Hernandez
| May 7, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Use of Force
Analyzing State Support to Non-State Actors – Part I: Primary Obligations and Attribution Today, armed conflicts are frequently characterized by State support to non-State actors as a means of advancing the former’s strategic objectives. For instance, Iran continues...
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Jennifer Maddocks
| Apr 30, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Human Rights, Lieber Studies Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict: Select Issues
Lieber Studies Series – Military Investigations Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s chapter in Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict: Select Issues (Jelena Pejic and Margaret Kotlik eds. 2025), the eleventh volume of the Lieber Studies Series published...
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Christoph Dworschak,
Hyunjung Park
| Dec 5, 2024 | AoW Posts, Beyond Compliance Symposium, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Quantifying Compliance: Challenges of Measuring Compliance with International Humanitarian Law Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across...
