Russia-Ukraine War at Sea: Naval Blockades, Visit and Search, and Targeting War-Sustaining Objects

Russia-Ukraine War at Sea: Naval Blockades, Visit and Search, and Targeting War-Sustaining Objects

Russia-Ukraine War at Sea: Naval Blockades, Visit and Search, and Targeting War-Sustaining Objects On February 24, 2022, Russia’s Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport (Rosmorrechflot) announced the suspension of navigation in the Sea of Azov “until...
2023 DoD Manual Revision – What’s In a Presumption?

2023 DoD Manual Revision – What’s In a Presumption?

2023 DoD Manual Revision – What’s In a Presumption? (Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) One of the most notable—if not the most notable—changes to the Department of Defense...
2023 DoD Manual Revision – Handling Uncertainty in the Law of Attack

2023 DoD Manual Revision – Handling Uncertainty in the Law of Attack

2023 DoD Manual Revision – Handling Uncertainty in the Law of Attack (Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) A Civilian Status Presumption The recent revisions to the DoD Law of...
2023 DoD Manual Revision – The Civilian Presumption Misnomer

2023 DoD Manual Revision – The Civilian Presumption Misnomer

2023 DoD Manual Revision – The Civilian Presumption Misnomer (Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) The changes made to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Law of War Manual...
2023 DoD Manual Revision – A Welcome Change to the Presumption of Civilian Status

2023 DoD Manual Revision – A Welcome Change to the Presumption of Civilian Status

2023 DoD Manual Revision – A Welcome Change to the Presumption of Civilian Status (Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of posts that will analyze and assess the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) On 11 July, the...