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Gavin Daly
| May 22, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC
The Sack of Cities: Laws of War and Evolving Attitudes in Historical Perspective Throughout most of Western history, stretching back to the Homeric tradition of Troy, the right to sack a besieged city that refused to surrender was part and parcel of the customary laws...
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Ted Richard
| Apr 29, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Weapons Law
Modern Attack Balloons and the 1907 Hague Balloons Declaration In the days leading up to the 1812 Battle of Borodino, Russia devised a plan to float a large shark-shaped hot air balloon over French forces to drop explosives. The balloon could not be made ready in time...
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Samuel White
| Feb 25, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium
Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Conclusion As this symposium draws to a close, one principle emerges as the unifying thread across the societies examined in Volume 4 of The Laws of Yesterday’s Wars: reciprocity. This idea of reciprocal compliance or restraint in...
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Tamalin Bolus,
Sarah Jean Mabeza
| Feb 25, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium
Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – African Traditions and the Preservation of Humanity during Warfare Editor’s note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Samuel White’s fourth edited volume of Laws of Yesterday’s Wars published with Brill. For a...
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Ayan Abdirashid Ali
| Feb 18, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium
Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Somali Traditions of Restraint Editor’s note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Samuel White’s fourth edited volume of Laws of Yesterday’s Wars published with Brill. For a general introduction to the series,...
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Norman Solomon
| Feb 13, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium
Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Jewish Ethics of War in the Torah Editor’s note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Samuel White’s fourth edited volume of Laws of Yesterday’s Wars published with Brill. For a general introduction to the...
