Choice of Law in the Laws of War
by Hitoshi Nasu | Jun 26, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Choice of Law in the Laws of War In private international law, choice of law is a critical question concerned with identifying which legal system governs a dispute involving cross-border elements. A set of principles developed to address such questions does not...
Warnings in Contemporary Conflict: Protective Measure or Source of Illegality?
by Sara Benabbass, Marten Zwanenburg | Jun 22, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Warnings in Contemporary Conflict: Protective Measure or Source of Illegality? Since the beginning of March 2026, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have issued a number of evacuation orders in southern Lebanon. These orders have directed the inhabitants of villages and...
The Notions of “Non-Belligerent” and “Other States not Parties to the Conflict” in the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I
by Robert Kolb, Benjamin Meret | Jun 15, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
The Notions of “Non-Belligerent” and “Other States not Parties to the Conflict” in the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I The Geneva Conventions (GCs) and Additional Protocol I (AP I) include obligations for neutral States. However, the wording is not...
AI-on-AI Perfidy and the Law of Armed Conflict
by Samuel White, Jonathan Kwik, Dora Velenczei | Jun 8, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
AI-on-AI Perfidy and the Law of Armed Conflict Picture the following scenario: a forward-deployed artificial intelligence (AI) enabled surveillance platform detects a convoy moving along a contested highway at dusk. Its classification system flags the convoy as...