Rules of Engagement in Large Scale Combat Operations

Rules of Engagement in Large Scale Combat Operations

by | Apr 9, 2024

Rules of Engagement in Large Scale Combat Operations As the focus of U.S. military doctrine and contingency planning shifts from counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns toward large-scale combat operations (LSCO), Judge Advocates must anticipate changing operational law...
Future Conflicts, Civilian Harm, and the CHMR-AP – Part I

Future Conflicts, Civilian Harm, and the CHMR-AP – Part I

by | May 3, 2023

Future Conflicts, Civilian Harm, and the CHMR-AP – Part I As U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has stated, mitigating civilian harm is not only a legal and moral imperative, it is also a strategic imperative. To realize these imperatives, on August 25, 2022,...
Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan: Observations from a Combat Training Center

Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan: Observations from a Combat Training Center

by | Apr 21, 2023

Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan: Observations from a Combat Training Center The August 25, 2022 publication of the Department of Defense Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP) generated debate about whether it is capable of being...
Ukraine Symposium – What’s in a Name? Getting it Right for the Naval “Drone” Attack on Sevastopol

Ukraine Symposium – What’s in a Name? Getting it Right for the Naval “Drone” Attack on Sevastopol

by | Jan 23, 2023

Ukraine Symposium – What’s in a Name? Getting it Right for the Naval “Drone” Attack on Sevastopol Editors’ Note: As part of our 2023 Year Ahead series, our Board of Advisors member Prof. Dr. Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg presciently identified legal issues...
Alleged UK War Crimes in Afghanistan

Alleged UK War Crimes in Afghanistan

by | Jul 21, 2022

Alleged UK War Crimes in Afghanistan The Alleged Crimes and the Australian Parallels An investigation by the BBC television news program Panorama has reported that U.K. “SAS operatives in Afghanistan repeatedly killed detainees and unarmed men.” Intentionally killing...
A No-Fly Zone over Ukraine and International Law

A No-Fly Zone over Ukraine and International Law

by | Mar 18, 2022

A No-Fly Zone over Ukraine and International Law In an impassioned address to the U.S. Congress on March 16, Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, asked the United States for additional military assistance, including the establishment of a no-fly zone. This is a...