by Matt Montazzoli | Jan 19, 2021
Lessons for Legal Advisors from the Brereton Report International humanitarian law practitioners and scholars have justifiably dedicated attention to the recent report of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Inspector General into allegations of violations of the law of...
by Richard Salomon | Jan 7, 2021
Is the Lieber Code Humanitarian? Some critics maintain that the Lieber Code is not humanitarian. They are surprised and disappointed that Francis Lieber—one of the fathers of the modern law of war and an inspiration for the Hague Conferences—fails to meet their...
by Thomas E. Ayres | Dec 30, 2020
A Review of U.S. Space Force’s First Year The newest branch of the U.S. military, the United States Space Force, was mandated by Congress and signed into law and existence by the President on December 19, 2019. The Space Force Professionals, now called...
by Durward Johnson, Michael N. Schmitt | Dec 22, 2020
The Duty to Investigate War Crimes On November 19, 2020, a report of the Australian Defence Force’s Inspector-General was released following a four-year investigation into allegations of unlawful killings and mistreatment of non-combatants and persons...
by Sean Watts | Dec 15, 2020
Interpretation in the Updated GCIII Commentary The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Updated Commentary to the Third Geneva Convention is a remarkable feat of scholarship worthy of serious academic attention. It leaves almost no interpretive stone...
by Jeroen van den Boogaard | Dec 11, 2020
Reimagining IHL Principles Part II: A New Framework Part II: A New Framework for IHL Principles To open the debate, in my previous post I argued that military necessity, humanity, chivalry, and proportionality are not IHL principles. Rather, they are either...
