Where the Environment Sits: Proportionality and Strikes on Russian Oil Infrastructure

Where the Environment Sits: Proportionality and Strikes on Russian Oil Infrastructure

Where the Environment Sits: Proportionality and Strikes on Russian Oil Infrastructure Through the spring and summer of 2026, Ukraine turned its long-range drone fleet into a systematic weapon against Russia’s refining sector. By late June, drones had struck eight of...
The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Cyber Operations – Part II: Jus in Bello

The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Cyber Operations – Part II: Jus in Bello

The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Cyber Operations – Part II: Jus in Bello Part I of this two-post series analyzed how the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) Climate Change advisory opinion might reshape State obligations in peacetime and the period...
The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Cyber Operations – Part I: General International Law Considerations

The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Cyber Operations – Part I: General International Law Considerations

The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Cyber Operations – Part I: General International Law Considerations In July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its much-anticipated Climate Change advisory opinion. The opinion is worth reviewing...
ENMOD: Dead Letter or Environmental Lifeline?

ENMOD: Dead Letter or Environmental Lifeline?

ENMOD: Dead Letter or Environmental Lifeline? Editors’ note: This post is derived from the author’s article published in issue 118(3) of the American Journal of International Law. There is little denying that the world is fragile and battered. While our natural...
Transboundary Environmental Protection in Armed Conflict

Transboundary Environmental Protection in Armed Conflict

Transboundary Environmental Protection in Armed Conflict Editors’ note: This post is drawn from the author’s article-length work, “The International Responsibility of a Belligerent State in the Event of Transboundary Environmental Damage” appearing in the...