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Laura A. Dickinson
| Jan 30, 2024 | Accountability, AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Detention, Emerging Technologies, Human Rights, Law of Armed Conflict, Lieber Studies Big Data Volume, Targeting, Use of Force, Weapons Law
Lieber Studies Big Data Volume – Big Data and Armed Conflict – Legal Issues Above and Below the Armed Conflict Threshold Editor’s note: This is the first post in a symposium addressing themes from a new book entitled Big Data and Armed Conflict: Legal...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 29, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Emerging Technologies, Use of Force
The Influence of Weaponry on the Jus ad Bellum In an Articles of War post last week, Professor Terry Gill discussed his new book, The Use of Force and the International Legal System, co-authored with Dr. Kinga Tibori Szabó. It is a fascinating journey through the jus...
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Marja Lehto
| Jan 29, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Use of Force
The Jus ad Bellum Aspects of the Russian War in Ukraine Editors’ Note: This post is derived from a presentation given at the 2023 Israel Defense Forces Military Advocate General’s 4th International Conference on the Law of Armed Conflict. In spite of the complex legal...
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Terry D. Gill
| Jan 22, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, Use of Force
The Use of Force and the International Legal System The editors of Articles of War kindly invited me to submit a short post regarding the book I co-authored with Kinga Tibori Szabó on the use of force which was recently published by Cambridge University Press under...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 11, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Year Ahead – International Humanitarian Law at Risk I leave 2023 behind, dismayed about the state of international humanitarian law (IHL) and concerned that its effectiveness on the battlefield is at risk. In this year-ahead post, I highlight five threats as...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 2, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Use of Force
Ukraine Symposium – Retaliatory Warfare and International Humanitarian Law On 29 December, Russia launched a massive country-wide drone and missile assault on Ukraine. Although Ukraine shot down 114 of the 158 inbound missiles, over 40 Ukrainian civilians died in the...
