Al Hassan Symposium – (Re) Introduction
by Katharine Fortin, Ezequiel Heffes, Sean Watts | Feb 5, 2025 | Al Hassan Symposium, AoW Posts, Blog, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Al Hassan Symposium – (Re) Introduction In July of 2023, Articles of War and Armed Groups and International Law jointly launched a series of posts covering the forthcoming trial judgment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Prosecutor v. Al Hassan. The case...
Israel’s Actions in Syria and the Outer Limits of Self-Defence
by Nicholas Tsagourias | Jan 14, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism, Use of Force
Israel’s Actions in Syria and the Outer Limits of Self-Defence Following the fall of the al-Assad regime in Syria, Israel carried out a series of airstrikes across Syria targeting military facilities, weapons and ammunition depots, defence systems, and Syrian naval...
Defeat: Meanings, Consequences, Law, and Doctrine
by Laurie R. Blank | Nov 8, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
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...
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Bad Apples are Still Apples
by Rachel VanLandingham | Oct 7, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism, United States v Najibullah Symposium
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Bad Apples are Still Apples Editors’ note: This post is part of a two-post 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...
Killing Nasrallah and the Law of Armed Conflict
by Michael N. Schmitt | Oct 1, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Killing Nasrallah and the Law of Armed Conflict Last Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted air strikes against a Hezbollah command and control bunker in Beirut’s Dahiyeh suburbs, which was located under an apartment complex. The attack, which followed IDF...