


United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Bad Apples are Still Apples
by Rachel VanLandingham | Oct 7, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism, United States v Najibullah Symposium
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Bad Apples are Still Apples Editors’ note: This post is part of a two-post symposium on a pretrial hearing in the case United States v. Najibullah. An introductory post by Professor Sean Watts provides background on the case and...
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Taliban Combatant Immunity in Non-International Armed Conflict
by Chris Jenks | Oct 4, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict, United States v Najibullah Symposium
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Taliban Combatant Immunity in Non-International Armed Conflict Editors’ note: This post is part of a two-post symposium on a pretrial hearing in the case United States v. Najibullah. An introductory post by Professor Sean...
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Introduction
by Sean Watts | Oct 4, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, United States v Najibullah Symposium
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – Introduction Almost as soon as hostilities between the United States and the Taliban and al Qaeda groups in Afghanistan began in 2001, important law of war questions emerged. In particular, early stages of the conflict provoked...
Regulating Military Force Series – Introduction
by Sean Watts, Martin Faix, Marko Svicevic | Feb 20, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Regulating Military Force Series, Use of Force
Regulating Military Force Series – Introduction In 1970, Professor Thomas Franck boldly concluded that only 25 years after the adoption of the UN Charter, Article 2(4) had been killed by the very States that had created it. In the 50 years since this conclusion,...