2023 DoD Manual Revision – Redefining Doubt

2023 DoD Manual Revision – Redefining Doubt

2023 DoD Manual Revision – Redefining Doubt The third edition of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Law of War Manual, updated in December 2016, rejected the customary international law status of the legal presumption of civilian status for persons and objects in...
Islamic Jihadism and the Laws of War

Islamic Jihadism and the Laws of War

Islamic Jihadism and the Laws of War In my position as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regional legal coordinator in the Middle East and North Africa for the last ten years, I’ve had the sad privilege to witness the ugly wars between various States...