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Emily Crawford
| Feb 3, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
Non-Binding Norms in the Law of Armed Conflict In the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, Bush administration appointees criticized the Geneva Conventions as being, among other things, obsolete and out of date. Indeed, one of the consistent criticisms of...
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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...
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Shane Reeves
| May 5, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Interpretation & Development
The Future Character of War and the Law In 2018, then Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley wrote that socio-economic, political, and technological changes will “revolutionize battlefields unlike anything since the integration of machine guns, tanks, and...
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Eric Jensen,
Carolyn Sharp
| Apr 8, 2021 | AoW Posts, Interpretation & Development, Topics
Non-State Commentaries: Law-Making or Law-Suggesting? What is the role of non-State commentaries with respect to understanding international law, and more specifically, the law of armed conflict? This question is surprisingly provocative—particularly with...
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Marco Sassòli
| Feb 26, 2021 | AoW Posts, Interpretation & Development, Topics
Is the Time for Law of War Treaty Commentaries Over? In two recent Articles of War posts, Sean Watts and Michael Meier criticized the Updated Commentary of Geneva Convention III. Rather than focusing on specific interpretations adopted or suggesting other...
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Lieber Institute
| Feb 18, 2021 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Interpretation & Development, Topics
Experts Weigh in on Law of Armed Conflict Priorities Presidential transitions present natural opportunities to reconsider national priorities. With the inauguration of a new administration, we asked our Lieber Senior Fellows and Lieber Distinguished Scholar...
