Beyond Compliance Symposium – Broadening the Lens: Rethinking Civilian Harm within International Humanitarian Law
by Stephen Wilkinson, Yvette Issar, Emilie Fitzsimons, Matias Thomsen, Alice Priddy | Jan 21, 2025 | AoW Posts, Beyond Compliance Symposium, Blog
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Broadening the Lens: Rethinking Civilian Harm within International Humanitarian Law Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War and...
Year in Review – 2024
by Liisi Adamson | Dec 31, 2024 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy, Targeting
Year in Review – 2024 2024 was defined by a landscape of intensifying conflicts, continuous technological advancements (see here and here), and evolving debates over the application of the law of armed conflict (LOAC). The persistent war in Ukraine, the volatile...
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Providing a Framework for NATO’s Human Security Approach
by Alexander Gilder, Daniel Linsdell | Dec 17, 2024 | AoW Posts, Beyond Compliance Symposium, Blog, Policy
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Providing a Framework for NATO’s Human Security Approach Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War and Armed Groups and International...
Mind the Gap: The COIN Hangover & DoD’s New Policy to Protect Civilians on the Battlefield
by Charles N. Pede | Nov 22, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy
Mind the Gap: The COIN Hangover & DoD’s New Policy to Protect Civilians on the Battlefield The Department of Defense (DoD) recently released a bold new policy, a DoD Instruction titled “Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response,” that aims to reduce civilian harm on...