Reprisals Against Enemy Civilians, the Object and Purpose of Additional Protocol I, and the United Kingdom’s Reservation

Reprisals Against Enemy Civilians, the Object and Purpose of Additional Protocol I, and the United Kingdom’s Reservation

Reprisals Against Enemy Civilians, the Object and Purpose of Additional Protocol I, and the United Kingdom’s Reservation Editors’ note: This post considers one aspect of an article recently published by the author in The Military Law and the Law of War Review. It does...
State Submissions on the Legal Review of AWS and Possible Good Practices

State Submissions on the Legal Review of AWS and Possible Good Practices

State Submissions on the Legal Review of AWS and Possible Good Practices The review of weapons, means, and methods of warfare for compliance with international law has attracted significant attention during the international debate about the regulation and use of...
AWS Legal Review Series – Protracted Debate, Incremental Progress, Unexpected Outcomes

AWS Legal Review Series – Protracted Debate, Incremental Progress, Unexpected Outcomes

AWS Legal Review Series – Protracted Debate, Incremental Progress, Unexpected Outcomes This post appears as part of a series on the legal review of autonomous weapon systems. An introductory post by Professors Rain Liivoja and Sean Watts provides an overview of the...
AWS Legal Review Series – A Functional Approach

AWS Legal Review Series – A Functional Approach

AWS Legal Review Series – A Functional Approach This post appears as part of a series on the legal review of autonomous weapon systems. An introductory post by Professors Rain Liivoja and Sean Watts provides an overview of the series. Autonomous weapon systems (AWS)...
Regulating Military Force Series – The Meaning of Prohibited “Use of Force” in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter

Regulating Military Force Series – The Meaning of Prohibited “Use of Force” in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter

Regulating Military Force Series – The Meaning of Prohibited “Use of Force” in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter Editors’ note: The author delivered remarks on the subject of this post at the conference “International Law and the Regulation of Resort to Force:...
An Assessment of Russia’s Withdrawal from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

An Assessment of Russia’s Withdrawal from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

An Assessment of Russia’s Withdrawal from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty On November 2, 2023, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed a law withdrawing the country’s ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). This multilateral treaty prohibits...