Special Forces, Unprivileged Belligerency, and the War in the Shadows
by Ken Watkin | Mar 8, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Special Forces, Unprivileged Belligerency, and the War in the Shadows The February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine resulted in news reports of fear in the streets of Kyiv as Ukrainian forces engaged in “a frantic hunt for spies and traitors,” as well as saboteurs and...
Terrorist Offences and IHL: The Armed Conflict Exclusion Clause
by Thomas Van Poecke, Frank Verbruggen, Ward Yperman | Feb 24, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Terrorist Offences and IHL: The Armed Conflict Exclusion Clause In our current article in the International Review of the Red Cross, we discuss the so-called “armed conflict exclusion clause” (also known as an “international humanitarian law (IHL) exclusion clause” or...
The U.S. Legal Obligation to Take Precautions to Minimize Civilian Harm
by Robert Lawless | Feb 18, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
The U.S. Legal Obligation to Take Precautions to Minimize Civilian Harm U.S. Special Forces recently conducted a raid against the residence of the Islamic State’s leader. President Biden and other U.S. Department of Defense officials ordered a ground operation rather...
Through the Drone Looking Glass: Visualization Technologies and Military Decision-Making
by Shiri Krebs | Feb 11, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Oxford Compliance Forum, Targeting, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Through the Drone Looking Glass: Visualization Technologies and Military Decision-Making On 29 August 2021, the U.S. military launched its last drone strike in Afghanistan before American troops withdrew from the country. The strike targeted a white Toyota Corolla...