War as a Non-State-Centric Concept of Contemporary International Law

War as a Non-State-Centric Concept of Contemporary International Law

by , | Sep 30, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

War as a Non-State-Centric Concept of Contemporary International Law Editors’ note: This post is drawn from the authors’ article-length work, “International Law’s Premature Farewell to the Concept of War” appearing in the Brazilian Journal of International Law. There...
Reflections on RUSI’s Tactical Lessons from IDF Operations in Gaza, 2023

Reflections on RUSI’s Tactical Lessons from IDF Operations in Gaza, 2023

by , | Sep 27, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, Law of Armed Conflict

Reflections on RUSI’s Tactical Lessons from IDF Operations in Gaza, 2023 In July, Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds published a paper entitled “Tactical Lessons from Israel Defense Forces Operations in Gaza, 2023” on behalf of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)....
Combined Arms Maneuver, Mission Command, and the Challenge of LOAC Implementation

Combined Arms Maneuver, Mission Command, and the Challenge of LOAC Implementation

by , | Sep 26, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

Combined Arms Maneuver, Mission Command, and the Challenge of LOAC Implementation The news out of Israel is, well, discouraging. It seems increasingly likely that Israel is going to launch a major combat operation to clear Hezbollah assets from southern Lebanon. The...
“Humanity” is Not Always the Highest Claim

“Humanity” is Not Always the Highest Claim

by | Sep 24, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict

“Humanity” is Not Always the Highest Claim Disputes about the application of the law of armed conflict are often fought with tools of legal analysis: competing treaty provisions; court rulings; and historical precedents. I want to highlight here a deeper dispute...
The July 2023 Revision of the DoD Law of War Manual and Customary International Law

The July 2023 Revision of the DoD Law of War Manual and Customary International Law

by | Sep 20, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict

The July 2023 Revision of the DoD Law of War Manual and Customary International Law Customary international law (CIL) is an important source of legally binding rules applicable in armed conflict. Where a party to a conflict has not ratified a key international...
A Policy Approach for Addressing the “Cyber Attacks” and “Data as an Object” Debates

A Policy Approach for Addressing the “Cyber Attacks” and “Data as an Object” Debates

by | Sep 19, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy, Targeting

A Policy Approach for Addressing the “Cyber Attacks” and “Data as an Object” Debates Among the issues examined at this week’s International Society of Military Law and the Law of War’s annual Silent Leges Inter Arma? (In Times of War, the Law Falls Silent?) Conference...