Ukraine Symposium – Further Thoughts on Russia’s Campaign against Ukraine’s Power Infrastructure

Ukraine Symposium – Further Thoughts on Russia’s Campaign against Ukraine’s Power Infrastructure

Ukraine Symposium – Further Thoughts on Russia’s Campaign against Ukraine’s Power Infrastructure On November 23, Russia mounted 70 missile and five drone attacks against Ukraine’s power infrastructure. Cities across the nation, including Kyiv, went dark. Without...
Ukraine Symposium – Reparations for War: What Options for Ukraine?

Ukraine Symposium – Reparations for War: What Options for Ukraine?

Ukraine Symposium – Reparations for War: What Options for Ukraine? On 14 November, the UN General Assembly received a resolution calling for international support and cooperation on reparations for Ukraine. For thousands of years, reparations have attempted to settle...
Ukraine Symposium – State Responsibility for Non-State Actors’ Conduct

Ukraine Symposium – State Responsibility for Non-State Actors’ Conduct

Ukraine Symposium – State Responsibility for Non-State Actors’ Conduct The conflict in Ukraine is international in character, but it nevertheless involves numerous private individuals and groups. These include Ukrainian civilians acting to protect their...
Ukraine Symposium – Using Cellphones to Gather and Transmit Military Information, A Postscript

Ukraine Symposium – Using Cellphones to Gather and Transmit Military Information, A Postscript

Ukraine Symposium – Using Cellphones to Gather and Transmit Military Information, A Postscript In a previous post, Major Casey Biggerstaff and I analyzed the legal consequences of Ukrainian civilians using the “ePPO” application (app) to report incoming Russian air...
Ukraine Symposium – Are Civilians Reporting With Cell Phones Directly Participating in Hostilities?

Ukraine Symposium – Are Civilians Reporting With Cell Phones Directly Participating in Hostilities?

Ukraine Symposium – Are Civilians Reporting With Cell Phones Directly Participating in Hostilities? As Russia continues to pummel electric grids and other critical infrastructure from the air, Ukraine is creatively developing methods to defend its skies. One new tool...
Ukraine Symposium – Doxing Enemy Soldiers and the Law of War

Ukraine Symposium – Doxing Enemy Soldiers and the Law of War

Ukraine Symposium – Doxing Enemy Soldiers and the Law of War This post was prepared in academic consultation with Major Inna Zavorotko, a lawyer with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Legal Division. A fuller treatment of wartime doxing, including in the context of...