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Alexa Koenig,
Lindsay Freeman
| Apr 1, 2021 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Justice for Syria, Topics
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...
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Dan E. Stigall
| Mar 24, 2021 | AoW Posts, Detention, Justice for Syria, Topics
Battlefield Detention, Counterterrorism, and Future Conflicts 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 carry the...
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Winston Williams
| Mar 17, 2021 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Justice for Syria, Topics
Beth van Schaack’s Imagining Justice for Syria Editor’s note: The following post introduces the upcoming Articles of War Symposium on Beth Van Schaack’s book, Imagining Justice for Syria. Ten years into the conflict, this symposium provides an opportunity to...
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John Cherry,
Michael Rizzotti
| Mar 9, 2021 | AoW Posts, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Topics
Understanding Self-Defense and the Law of Armed Conflict Many soldiers, commanders, and judge advocates involved in the conflicts in Africa, Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan deploy with a dated and incomplete understanding of individual self-defense. This reality is the...
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Laurie R. Blank
| Mar 4, 2021 | AoW Posts, Topics, Use of Force
The Legitimate Aims of Self-Defense The United States’ strike on Iranian-backed militias along the Syria-Iraq border on February 25 and the accompanying justifications, communications, and explanations have produced a flurry of legal discourse across the...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Mar 1, 2021 | AoW Posts, Law of Armed Conflict, Topics, Use of Force
President Biden’s First Use of Force and International Law On February 25, President Biden authorized the first use of military force since becoming President. The operation involved two F-15s dropping seven 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) bombs...
