U.S. Army General Counsel: Speech to the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War

U.S. Army General Counsel: Speech to the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War

U.S. Army General Counsel: Speech to the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War Editor’s note: The Honorable Carrie Ricci, General Counsel of the U.S. Army, offered the following remarks to the International Society for Military Law and the Law of...
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – The Ruling

United States v. Najibullah Symposium – The Ruling

United States v. Najibullah Symposium – The Ruling Editors’ note: This post is part of a symposium on a pretrial hearing in the case United States v. Najibullah. An introductory post by Professor Sean Watts provides background on the case and the hearing. On Friday, 1...
Defeat: Meanings, Consequences, Law, and Doctrine

Defeat: Meanings, Consequences, Law, and Doctrine

Defeat: Meanings, Consequences, Law, and Doctrine Victory. Defeat. Two seemingly straightforward words that capture the big-picture objectives and results of war. As many current and recent conflicts over the past few decades demonstrate, however, the reality is...
Understanding the Distinction Between Property Destruction Governed by Hague Article 23(g) and the Rules Governing Attacks

Understanding the Distinction Between Property Destruction Governed by Hague Article 23(g) and the Rules Governing Attacks

Understanding the Distinction Between Property Destruction Governed by Hague Article 23(g) and the Rules Governing Attacks This analysis follows my prior post explaining the obligations imposed by Article 23(g) of the Hague Regulations of 1907, annexed to Hague...
Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Why Yahya Sinwar Was Not Hors de Combat

Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Why Yahya Sinwar Was Not Hors de Combat

Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Why Yahya Sinwar Was Not Hors de Combat On or about October 17, 2024, members of the Israel Defense Force (IDF) killed Yahya Sinwar, the political leader of Hamas and a suspected mastermind behind the October 7, 2023 attack that...
Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict Symposium – Challenges in the Twilight of International Law

Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict Symposium – Challenges in the Twilight of International Law

Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict Symposium – Challenges in the Twilight of International Law Editors note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Mitt Regan and Aurel Sari’s recently published book Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict: The...