by Lieber Institute | Jun 8, 2021
Announcement: Williams Chosen to Lead West Point Department of Law The Lieber Institute is pleased to announce the selection of COL Winston S. Williams to serve as Professor and Head of the Department of Law at West Point. COL Williams will additionally assume duties...
by Lieber Institute | Apr 30, 2021
Announcement: Reeves Appointed Dean of West Point The Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare is pleased to announce that COL(P) Shane R. Reeves has been confirmed for appointment to Brigadier General and will serve as the United States Military Academy’s...
by R. Patrick Huston | Apr 21, 2021
A Pacifist-General’s Plan to Win America’s Next War I’m not an absolute pacifist in the true sense of the word, but I’m about as close as you can get. I firmly believe in using military force only as a last resort. My view is shaped by my experience as both a soldier...
by Bailey R. Ulbricht, Allen S. Weiner | Apr 15, 2021
Humanitarian Notification Systems & Intentional Attacks Against Hospitals Editor’s note: The following post is part of the Articles of War Symposium on Beth Van Schaack’s book, Imagining Justice for Syria. The symposium offers a platform for the contributing...
by Eric Jensen, Carolyn Sharp | Apr 8, 2021
Non-State Commentaries: Law-Making or Law-Suggesting? What is the role of non-State commentaries with respect to understanding international law, and more specifically, the law of armed conflict? This question is surprisingly provocative—particularly with...
by Alexa Koenig, Lindsay Freeman | Apr 1, 2021
Strengthening Atrocity Cases with Digital Open Source Investigations Editor’s note: The following post is part of the Articles of War Symposium on Beth Van Schaack’s book, Imagining Justice for Syria. The symposium offers a platform for the contributing experts to...