Legal Status of Ukraine’s Resistance Forces
by Ronald Alcala, Steve Szymanski | Feb 28, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
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...
Symposium Intro: Ukraine-Russia Armed Conflict
by Sean Watts, Winston Williams, Ronald Alcala | Feb 28, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
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...
Symposium Intro: Hays Parks’s Influence on the Law of War
by Sean Watts, Winston Williams, Ronald Alcala | Oct 6, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Hays Parks Symposium, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History, Weapons Law
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,...
Afghanistan and Noncombatant Evacuation Operations
by Ronald Alcala | Aug 5, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
Afghanistan and Noncombatant Evacuation Operations Last month, President Biden announced the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan would officially conclude by August 31, 2021. Since the drawdown of U.S. and other international forces from Afghanistan began in...