by Ronald Alcala | May 13, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – The Ukraine Conflict and the Future of Digital Cultural Property Various international instruments explicitly provide for the protection of cultural property in armed conflict. As conceived, the law was formulated to protect physical works...
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 Ronald Alcala, Steve Szymanski | Feb 28, 2022
Legal Status of Ukraine’s Resistance Forces In the lead up to Russia’s invasion, Ukraine prepared to defend its territory by, among other things, training its citizens to serve as a “resistance in waiting.” The extent to which these resistance forces have engaged...
by Sean Watts, Winston Williams, Ronald Alcala | Feb 28, 2022
Symposium Intro: Ukraine-Russia Armed Conflict The sad human tragedy in Ukraine is not only a pivotal moment for international peace and security, but also a serious test of the role of law in armed conflict. The situation is one of international armed conflict...
by Sean Watts, Winston Williams, Ronald Alcala | Oct 6, 2021
Symposium Intro: Hays Parks’s Influence on the Law of War Most developments and codifications of the law of war have been responses to the evolving character of warfare. Indeed, a timeline of law of war treaties reads like a chronicle of changes in the tactics,...
