AWS Legal Review Series – Introduction
by Rain Liivoja, Sean Watts | Mar 4, 2024 | AI, AoW Posts, AWS Legal Review Series, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
AWS Legal Review Series – Introduction In recent years, discussions about the legal compliance of various novel military uses of technology have shone a spotlight on something that used to be the obscure province of military lawyers: the legal reviews of new weapons,...
The Libel Case Confirming Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan
by Douglas Guilfoyle | Jun 14, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance
The Libel Case Confirming Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan The Verdict against Ben Roberts-Smith Australia’s “trial of the century” concluded earlier this month in Sydney in a moment that captured international headlines. A man commonly described as Australia’s...
Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Indigenous Australian Laws of War
by Samuel White | Mar 27, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium
Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Indigenous Australian Laws of War Editor’s note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Samuel White’s edited volumes Laws of Yesterday’s Wars published with Brill. For a general introduction to the series,...
“Reason to Know” in the Law of Command Responsibility
by Aaron Fellmeth, Emily Crawford | Jul 25, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
“Reason to Know” in the Law of Command Responsibility During the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) collaborated with coalition forces to overcome the Taliban, secure peace in large portions of Afghanistan, train Afghan...