by Lieber Institute | Apr 18, 2022
NATO SHAPE Serge Lazareff Prize Awarded to COL Williams and LTC Alcala On 5 April, the Office of Legal Affairs at NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) informed the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Lieutenant General...
by Ori Pomson | Feb 4, 2022
A Primer on the ICJ’s Upcoming Armed Activities Reparations Judgment On February 9, 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will render its judgment on the question of reparations in the Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo case between the...
by Shane Reeves, Robert Lawless | Jan 19, 2022
“Great Power Competition” Between Russia and Ukraine: Law of Armed Conflict Implications In a previous article, we discussed the law-of-war implications arising from what the United States is calling “Great Power Competition” (for example, see here and here). Current...
by Raul (Pete) Pedrozo | Jan 10, 2022
Seizure of the M/V Rwabee Was Consistent with International Law On January 2, 2022, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) advised that Houthi rebels attacked and seized the M/V Rwabee, an Emerati-flagged cargo ship 23 nautical miles (nm) west of Yemen’s...
by Lieber Institute | Jan 6, 2022
Year Ahead – 2022 In our look back at 2021, affiliates of the Lieber Institute discussed some of the law of armed conflict issues that made an impact in the past year. In the present post, Professors Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, Chris Jenks, Laurie Blank,...
by Lieber Institute | Dec 30, 2021
Year in Review – 2021 The approach of a new year provides an opportunity to reflect on the past year and to anticipate what the future may hold in the next. In keeping with the tradition of year-in-review surveys, we asked affiliates of the Lieber Institute what...