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Nicholas Tsagourias
| Jun 20, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, featured post, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Use of Force
Assessing the Legality of Israel’s Action Against Iran Under International Law As related in previous Articles of War coverage (here, here, and here), in the early hours of 13 June, Israel launched “Operation Rising Lion” which struck Iran’s nuclear enrichment...
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Marten Zwanenburg
| Jun 19, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Select IHL Issues Arising from the Israel-Iran Conflict The Israeli strikes on Iran on 13 June 2025 and the ensuing attacks from both sides have raised important questions of international law. Several questions concern the legal basis under the ius ad bellum for the...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jun 18, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Attacking Scientists and the Law of Armed Conflict On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, an attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, ballistic missile program, and senior military leadership. Additionally, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted...
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Ken Watkin
| Feb 24, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
I Spy: Espionage, Perfidy, and Fighting in the Shadows In a 2024 Articles of War post, I identified that intelligence gathering, including espionage, is authorized by both treaty and customary international law during armed conflict. For international armed conflicts,...
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Mina Radončić,
Ash Stanley-Ryan
| Feb 12, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
The Presumption of Civilian Status in Cases of Doubt: A Vital Rule in Increasingly Unsettled Times Editors’ note: This post is drawn from the authors’ article-length work, “Pro patria mori: When States Encourage Civilian Involvement in Armed Conflict” appearing in the...
