Lieber Studies Big Data Volume – Big Data and Armed Conflict – Legal Issues Above and Below the Armed Conflict Threshold

Lieber Studies Big Data Volume – Big Data and Armed Conflict – Legal Issues Above and Below the Armed Conflict Threshold

Lieber Studies Big Data Volume – Big Data and Armed Conflict – Legal Issues Above and Below the Armed Conflict Threshold Editor’s note: This is the first post in a symposium addressing themes from a new book entitled Big Data and Armed Conflict: Legal...
Application of the Principle of Military Advantage in Determining Proportionality

Application of the Principle of Military Advantage in Determining Proportionality

Application of the Principle of Military Advantage in Determining Proportionality This post examines the concept of “concrete and direct military advantage” used for purposes of applying proportionality rules in targeting. It concludes that military...
Recapping “Cyber in War: Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine Conflict”

Recapping “Cyber in War: Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine Conflict”

Recapping “Cyber in War: Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine Conflict” We are fast approaching the two-year mark of the massive escalation of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. While much of this war has been fought in the physical realm, to devastating effect,...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Delivery of Humanitarian Aid from the Sea

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Delivery of Humanitarian Aid from the Sea

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Delivery of Humanitarian Aid from the Sea In response to the current situation in Gaza, several States have directed their naval forces into the eastern Mediterranean. For instance, the United States redirected aircraft carrier strike...
Israel – Hamas Symposium 2023 – Flooding Hamas Tunnels: A Legal Assessment

Israel – Hamas Symposium 2023 – Flooding Hamas Tunnels: A Legal Assessment

Israel – Hamas Symposium 2023 – Flooding Hamas Tunnels: A Legal Assessment Reports emerged last week suggesting that Israel is preparing to flood the network of tunnels constructed by Hamas underneath Gaza with sea water. According to unnamed U.S. officials cited in...