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Charles N. Pede
| Nov 22, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy
Mind the Gap: The COIN Hangover & DoD’s New Policy to Protect Civilians on the Battlefield The Department of Defense (DoD) recently released a bold new policy, a DoD Instruction titled “Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response,” that aims to reduce civilian harm on...
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Dan E. Stigall
| Nov 5, 2024 | AoW Posts, Beyond Compliance Symposium, Blog, Policy
Beyond Compliance Symposium – The Harm Mitigation Holarchy: Human Security, Protection of Civilians, and Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| 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...
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Tobias Vestner
| Aug 27, 2024 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Policy
Rules of Engagement as a Regulatory Framework for Military Artificial Intelligence Proper regulatory frameworks are required for the development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) for military purposes. Any such frameworks must comply with...
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Timothy Boyle
| Aug 20, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law, Policy
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Charts a Course for Countering China’s Legal Warfare The threat of violence looms large behind China’s campaign of “legal warfare” and Congress is taking note. Section 1284 of the Senate’s draft Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization...
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Michael Kelly
| Aug 12, 2024 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law, Policy
Legal Black Hole Redux: The 9/11 Military Commission Plea Withdrawal When a military commander makes a bad call, or a series of them, they are typically relieved of the duty pursuant to which the call was made. President Lincoln took this route with General George...
