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Chris Koschnitzky,
Michael N. Schmitt
| Feb 22, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict, Lieber Studies POW Volume Symposium
Lieber Studies POW Volume Symposium – Prisoners of War in Contemporary Conflict Following the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launch of its updated Commentary on the 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, West...
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Pnina Sharvit Baruch
| Sep 20, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
The Israeli Unlawful Combatants Law Turns Twenty Twenty years ago, in 2002, Israel enacted the Law on Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants (UCL or “the Law”). The UCL aimed to provide a basis in domestic legislation, in conformity with international law, for...
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Mateusz Piatkowski
| Jun 21, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Military Markings and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles The duty to distinguish oneself from non-combatants and civilians (e.g., by wearing a uniform or distinctive emblem) is a characteristic of every domain of warfare, including the aerial environment. In naval and air...
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Geoff Corn
| Mar 3, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Prisoners of War in Occupied Territory It seems increasingly likely that the international armed conflict raging in Ukraine will devolve into a partial Russian occupation of large portions of Ukrainian territory. President Putin may very well declare annexation—or...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Feb 2, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History, Targeting
Attacking Dams – Part II: The 1977 Additional Protocols A recent New York Times report of a 2017 attack by U.S. forces against the Tabqa Dam in Syria has sparked controversy and criticism. In Part I of this series, I described reports of that incident and...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 7, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, History of LOAC, Interpretation & Development, LOAC History
Embracing LOAC Pluralism Although the prospect of war remains, the end of two decades of active hostilities affords the United States and its partners the breathing room to rethink their approaches to developing and interpreting the law of armed conflict (LOAC). In...
