by Geoff Corn, Tyler Smotherman | Sep 26, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Combined Arms Maneuver, Mission Command, and the Challenge of LOAC Implementation The news out of Israel is, well, discouraging. It seems increasingly likely that Israel is going to launch a major combat operation to clear Hezbollah assets from southern Lebanon. The...
by Geoff Corn, Emanuela-Chiara Gillard | May 15, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
The War Crime of Starvation – The Irony of Grasping at Low Hanging Fruit Rumours surrounding possible International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants in the Situation in the State of Palestine have raised several important legal, procedural and political questions....
by Geoff Corn, Sean Watts | Oct 13, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Humanitarian Protection, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Siege Law and Military Necessity It is no surprise that the debate over the legality of Israeli measures directed against Hamas is already gaining momentum. Public discussion has focused, at least for now, on Israeli Defense Minister...
by Geoff Corn | Aug 3, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
2023 DoD Manual Revision – What’s In a Presumption? (Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) One of the most notable—if not the most notable—changes to the Department of Defense...
by Geoff Corn, Ken Watkin, Jamie Williamson | Mar 24, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Weapons Law
The Law in War: A Concise Overview When we first plotted our plan to write the 1st edition of this book, our goal was to offer an accessible narrative overview of international humanitarian law for both lawyers and non-lawyers interested in the topic. To that end, the...