Transboundary Environmental Protection in Armed Conflict

Transboundary Environmental Protection in Armed Conflict

Transboundary Environmental Protection in Armed Conflict Editors’ note: This post is drawn from the author’s article-length work, “The International Responsibility of a Belligerent State in the Event of Transboundary Environmental Damage” appearing in the...
The ICC Palestine Case in the Aftermath of the Arrest Warrants Decisions – Part Two

The ICC Palestine Case in the Aftermath of the Arrest Warrants Decisions – Part Two

The ICC Palestine Case in the Aftermath of the Arrest Warrants Decisions – Part Two On November 21, 2024, the Pre-trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued four decisions dealing with various legal matters arising out of the Prosecutor’s May...
Joint Operations in the Legal Environment: A Framework for Legal Competition, Expanded Maneuver, and Deterrence

Joint Operations in the Legal Environment: A Framework for Legal Competition, Expanded Maneuver, and Deterrence

Joint Operations in the Legal Environment: A Framework for Legal Competition, Expanded Maneuver, and Deterrence This post introduces the concept of joint operations in the legal environment (OLE) and argues that the Department of Defense (DoD) should implement OLE to...
The ICC Palestine Case in the Aftermath of the Arrest Warrants Decisions – Part One

The ICC Palestine Case in the Aftermath of the Arrest Warrants Decisions – Part One

The ICC Palestine Case in the Aftermath of the Arrest Warrants Decisions – Part One On November 21, 2024, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued four decisions. These deal with various legal matters arising out of the Prosecutor’s May...
Israel’s Consent, UNIFIL, and the UN Charter

Israel’s Consent, UNIFIL, and the UN Charter

Israel’s Consent, UNIFIL, and the UN Charter When discussing UN peacekeeping, issues of international law and politics are intertwined and at times become inseparable. The issue of the political or legal nature of consent arose when the de facto Malian government...
Strait Talk: Time to Exercise Navigational Freedoms in the Taiwan Strait Beyond Mere Transit?

Strait Talk: Time to Exercise Navigational Freedoms in the Taiwan Strait Beyond Mere Transit?

Strait Talk: Time to Exercise Navigational Freedoms in the Taiwan Strait Beyond Mere Transit? Last month, a Japanese naval vessel traveled through the Taiwan Strait (the Strait), a first in the history of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, along with naval vessels...