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Liisi Adamson
| Dec 30, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Year in Review – 2022 2022 has been an unprecedented year for the law of armed conflict (LOAC) and for Articles of War. The full-scale international armed conflict that Russia has been waging against Ukraine since 24 February has spawned multiple LOAC issues....
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Christopher Malis,
Hitoshi Nasu
| Dec 16, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – The THeMIS Bounty Part II: Stealing Enemy Technology In Part I of this post, we considered whether the seizure of the Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System (THeMIS) by Russian troops on the battlefield of Ukraine, acting on a bounty issued by...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Dec 14, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Classification of the Conflict(s) The threshold questions in any international humanitarian law (IHL) analysis are whether an armed conflict is underway as a matter of law and, if so, what type. They are determinative questions because the...
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Christopher Malis,
Hitoshi Nasu
| Dec 12, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – The THeMIS Bounty Part I: Seizure of Enemy Property Modern technological advances play a critical role on the battlefield. They increase the efficiency and lethality of attacks, enhance situational awareness, protect friendly forces, and increase...
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Robert Lawless
| Dec 9, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Russia’s Allegations of U.S. Biological Warfare in Ukraine – Part II Part 1 of this post presented the factual dispute regarding Russian allegations of U.S. and Ukrainian collaboration on the development of biological weapons. It also...
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Robert Lawless
| Dec 2, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Russia’s Allegations of U.S. Biological Warfare in Ukraine – Part I During its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has accused the United States and Ukraine of collaborating to develop biological weapons in violation of international law. Russia’s claims...
