Ukraine Symposium – The Law of Crowdsourced War: Democratized Supply Chains –  Part I

Ukraine Symposium – The Law of Crowdsourced War: Democratized Supply Chains – Part I

Ukraine Symposium – The Law of Crowdsourced War: Democratized Supply Chains – Part I “Infantry wins battles, logistics wins wars.” General Pershing’s oft cited maxim of warfare is once again proving itself out in Ukraine. Thankfully, from the outset of...
A State’s Legal Duty to Warn its own Civilians on Consequences of Direct Participation in Hostilities

A State’s Legal Duty to Warn its own Civilians on Consequences of Direct Participation in Hostilities

A State’s Legal Duty to Warn its own Civilians on Consequences of Direct Participation in Hostilities Much has been written – both in the media and on this site – about the innovative and tactically-effective use of a new digital app, ePPO, by Ukrainian civilians in...
Ukraine Symposium – Are Civilians Reporting With Cell Phones Directly Participating in Hostilities?

Ukraine Symposium – Are Civilians Reporting With Cell Phones Directly Participating in Hostilities?

Ukraine Symposium – Are Civilians Reporting With Cell Phones Directly Participating in Hostilities? As Russia continues to pummel electric grids and other critical infrastructure from the air, Ukraine is creatively developing methods to defend its skies. One new tool...
Ukraine Symposium – Targeting Leadership

Ukraine Symposium – Targeting Leadership

Ukraine Symposium – Targeting Leadership Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently spoke at length in Time magazine about assassination attempts against him. He indicated that Russian paratroopers had approached his location immediately after the invasion...
Hays Parks and Direct Participation in Hostilities

Hays Parks and Direct Participation in Hostilities

Hays Parks and Direct Participation in Hostilities As he did with so many subjects of the law of war, W. Hays Parks left an indelible imprint on the long fraught question of direct participation in hostilities by civilians. From early legal advice to expert...