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John Merriam
| Oct 20, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Inside IDF Targeting Events in Israel and Gaza have again plunged the Middle East into armed conflict. As this post is being written, intense fighting is underway in Israel and Gaza. There are skirmishes with Hezbollah along Israel’s...
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Richard Salomon
| Sep 20, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History
2023 DoD Manual Revision – What’s Chivalry Got to Do with It? Regrettably, the recent update of the U.S. Department of Defense Law of War Manual continues to associate chivalry with the law of armed conflict. No change has been made in Section 2.6 of the Manual or the...
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Emily E. Bobenrieth
| Sep 14, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict
2023 DoD Manual Revision – What Was Left Unsaid for Cyber Operations Since the long-awaited update to the Department of Defense (DoD) Law of War Manual, there has been no shortage of commentary and scholarship surrounding the new amendments. While updates to the...
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Robert Lawless
| Sep 8, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
2023 DoD Manual Revision – The Civilian Presumption’s Durability The revised U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Law of War Manual recognizes a presumption of civilian status for decision-making in targeting operations. In this post, I explore the implications of a...
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Robert Kolb
| Sep 1, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History
Treaties in Armed Conflict: The Sharp Split Between “General” and “Particular” Treaties The recent completion and publication of the second edition of my text, The Law of Treaties, provides an opportunity to reflect on how treaty law applies to specific subject areas...
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Kobi Leins,
Helen Durham
| Aug 28, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
2023 DoD Manual Revision – To Shoot, or Not to Shoot . . . Automation and the Presumption of Civilian Status (Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) One of the most important...
