Russia-Ukraine War at Sea: Naval Blockades, Visit and Search, and Targeting War-Sustaining Objects

Russia-Ukraine War at Sea: Naval Blockades, Visit and Search, and Targeting War-Sustaining Objects

Russia-Ukraine War at Sea: Naval Blockades, Visit and Search, and Targeting War-Sustaining Objects On February 24, 2022, Russia’s Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport (Rosmorrechflot) announced the suspension of navigation in the Sea of Azov “until...
The Pending Israel-Palestine ICJ Advisory Opinion: Threats to Legal Principles and Security

The Pending Israel-Palestine ICJ Advisory Opinion: Threats to Legal Principles and Security

The Pending Israel-Palestine ICJ Advisory Opinion: Threats to Legal Principles and Security The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is poised to eviscerate the longstanding “land for peace” legal framework for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which was...
2023 DoD Manual Revision – A Commentary on the Amendments

2023 DoD Manual Revision – A Commentary on the Amendments

2023 DoD Manual Revision – A Commentary on the Amendments (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.) Introductory Remarks Shortly after the 2015 publication of the US...
Stranded Seafarers Under International Humanitarian Law

Stranded Seafarers Under International Humanitarian Law

Stranded Seafarers Under International Humanitarian Law Introduction One of Ukraine’s first belligerent reactions to its invasion by the Russian Federation was closing its ports to international shipping—leaving 2000 seafarers stranded aboard 94 vessels in and around...
2023 DOD Manual Revision – Practical Concerns Related to the Presumption of Civilian Status – Part II

2023 DOD Manual Revision – Practical Concerns Related to the Presumption of Civilian Status – Part II

2023 DOD Manual Revision – Practical Concerns Related to the Presumption of Civilian Status – Part II (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.) Part I of this post...
2023 DOD Manual Revision – Practical Concerns Related to the Presumption of Civilian Status – Part I

2023 DOD Manual Revision – Practical Concerns Related to the Presumption of Civilian Status – Part I

2023 DOD Manual Revision – Practical Concerns Related to the Presumption of Civilian Status – Part I (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.) Since the 3rd edition of the U.S....