by Michael N. Schmitt | Apr 26, 2022
Lieber Institute White Paper: Responding to Malicious or Hostile Actions under International Law Recent consultations with senior legal advisers have highlighted the need for a clear map of response options available to States facing hostile or malicious actions,...
by Terry D. Gill | Mar 9, 2022
Remarks on the Law Relating to the Use of Force in the Ukraine Conflict Professor Mike Schmitt has addressed the application of the right of self-defense to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This post adds comments on the application of the law relating to the use of...
by Rob Mclaughlin | Mar 7, 2022
Keeping the Ukraine-Russia Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello Issues Separate In any situation of international armed conflict (IAC), such as that between Ukraine and Russia right now, two bodies of law necessarily come into sharp relief: The jus ad bellum, which deals...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Mar 7, 2022
Providing Arms and Materiel to Ukraine: Neutrality, Co-belligerency, and the Use of Force Since the outbreak of renewed hostilities on February 24, numerous States have provided Ukraine significant military assistance in its ongoing armed conflict with Russia. NATO...
by Michael Kelly | Mar 4, 2022
Russia’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine & The Role of International Law The United States’ leadership of Western opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the correct response. No question. The entire international system of States is based upon Westphalian...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Feb 28, 2022
Russia’s “Special Military Operation” and the (Claimed) Right of Self-Defense On 24 February, Russia attacked Ukraine on several fronts. Two days earlier, President Vladimir Putin had announced Russia’s recognition of Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics in the...
