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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
