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Inbar Shamay,
Tal Mimran
| Mar 5, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law
The New Syria and Its Obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention On December 8, 2024, after weeks of hostilities, rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured the capital city of Damascus and took control over the Syrian State. This historic...
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William H. Boothby
| Jan 13, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Weapons Law
The Drone Threat, the Laser Response, and the Law – Part II The first part of this two-part post, described and explained the weapons law principles and rules that apply to suicide or kamikaze drones. It also set forth and explained applicable targeting law principles...
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William H. Boothby
| Dec 6, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law
Finland, Territorial Security, and Anti-personnel Mines This post outlines select international weapons law obligations of Finland relating to anti-personnel mines against the backdrop of its evolving national security situation. It identifies an array of legal,...
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John C. Tramazzo
| May 17, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Weapons Law
Ukraine Symposium – Russia’s Use of Riot Control Agents in Ukraine Russian forces are reportedly using non-lethal chemical weapons known as riot control agents (RCA) to flush combatants out of trenches in eastern Ukraine before attacking them with conventional...
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Kevin S. Coble,
John C. Tramazzo
| Dec 20, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Hostage Rescue Operations and the Law of Armed Conflict Last month, during a week-long ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Hamas released 110 hostages in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners. Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)...
