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Michael N. Schmitt,
William Casey Biggerstaff
| Aug 5, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Weapons Law
The al-Zawahiri Strike and the Law of Armed Conflict Just after daybreak on July 31, the United States killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s former deputy and the current leader of al-Qaeda. Two Hellfire missiles struck him on the balcony of his home in Kabul....
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Michael W. Meier
| Jul 20, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict, Weapons Law
A New Political Declaration on Civilian Harm: Progress or Mythical Panacea? On June 17, against a backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine that has now killed or wounded over 11,000 civilians in a little more than four months, a group of States, the International...
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Ashley Deeks
| Jul 14, 2022 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict, Weapons Law
Coding the Law of Armed Conflict: First Steps [Editor’s note: The following post highlights a subject addressed in the Lieber Studies volume The Future Law of Armed Conflict, which was published 27 May 2022. For a general introduction to this volume, see Professor...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jun 27, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Policy, Weapons Law
Déjà Vu: International Landmine Law and the New U.S. Landmine Policy Following a “comprehensive policy review,” the Biden Administration announced significant changes to U.S. Anti-Personnel Landmine (APL) policy on June 21, 2022. The new policy reverses most aspects...
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Hitoshi Nasu
| Mar 31, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Weapons Law
Hunter 2-S Swarming Attack Drones: Legal & Ethical Dimensions Halcon, a defense company based in the United Arab Emirates, unveiled its aerial fleet of swarming drones—Hunter 2-S—at the Unmanned System Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi on February 21, 2022....
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Matt Montazzoli
| Mar 23, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Weapons Law
Are Thermobaric Weapons Lawful? The Russian Federation has deployed and likely used thermobaric weapons during its invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States alleged that Russia “used the vacuum bomb today, which is actually prohibited by the...
