The Future Character of War and the Law of Armed Conflict

We are excited to announce that on Thursday, 22 April, Army Futures Command and the Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare will co-host a virtual event entitled, “The Future Character of Warfare and the Law of Armed Conflict.” The event grows out of an ongoing partnership between Army Futures Command and the Lieber Institute. […]

The Future of Proxy Warfare

Modern War Institute War Council The Modern War Institute at West Point and the Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare are honored to host a multi-disciplinary panel on proxy […]

Legal and Operational Reflections from the War on Terror

The Haig Room

Legal and Operational Reflections from the War on Terror The Lieber Institute is proud to present an engaging panel discussion between BG (ret.) Rich Gross, former Legal Counsel to the […]

4th Military Operations Course

United States Military Academy, West Point

The Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare will host its fourth annual U.S. Military Operations Course on June 8-10, 2022 at West Point, New York. The MILOPS Course is […]

Workshop on Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict

United States Military Academy, West Point

The theme of this year’s workshop is “Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict.” The workshop focuses on the forces, factors, and actors that make and shape the ever-developing […]

Workshop on Legal Roles and Responsibilities Concerning Large-Scale Combat Operations

Harvard Law School

Large-scale combat operations (LSCOs) involve widespread, devastating violence, usually on a vast scale, creating significant, competing demands on increasingly strained state resources. LSCOs impact significantly on civilian populations, armed forces, humanitarian actors, and the environment. Modern LSCOs may take place across all operational domains, including space and cyber. These operations are also increasingly likely to […]

XIIIth Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces

United States Military Academy, West Point

The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War (ISMLLW) will conduct its 13th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces at the U.S. Military Academy in 2023. The central theme of this year’s Seminar is “Fault Lines in the Laws of War.” The ISMLLW event will examine fault lines in the […]

The Geneva Conventions at 75: Exploring Changing Contexts, Implementation, and Enduring Relevance

Harvard Law School

With over 196 States parties, the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 represent some of the most — and perhaps the most — widely subscribed-to treaties in history. In signing the instruments on August 12th, 1949, the Plenipotentiaries of the Governments represented at the Diplomatic Conference held at Geneva sought to revise three instruments — one […]