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Michael N. Schmitt
| Aug 8, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Amnesty International’s Allegations of Ukrainian IHL Violations On 4 August, Amnesty International released a report criticizing Ukraine for placing civilians at risk “by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated...
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Michael W. Meier
| Jul 20, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict, Weapons Law
A New Political Declaration on Civilian Harm: Progress or Mythical Panacea? On June 17, against a backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine that has now killed or wounded over 11,000 civilians in a little more than four months, a group of States, the International...
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Jelena Pejic
| Mar 7, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
The Other Side of Civilian Protection: The 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention The initial stage of an international armed conflict, such as the one in Ukraine, inevitably focuses international attention on the conduct of hostilities. This is to be expected, given the...
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Robert Lawless
| Feb 18, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
The U.S. Legal Obligation to Take Precautions to Minimize Civilian Harm U.S. Special Forces recently conducted a raid against the residence of the Islamic State’s leader. President Biden and other U.S. Department of Defense officials ordered a ground operation rather...
