Vessels of War

Vessels of War

Vessels of War How can vessels be used in war? Are rights and obligations vested in armed forces personnel or in the naval platforms themselves? Combatancy in land warfare is fairly straightforward. Persons sanctioned by and under the control of a State have...
A Conflict in Suspense: General Close of Military Operations in the Iran-Israel Conflict

A Conflict in Suspense: General Close of Military Operations in the Iran-Israel Conflict

A Conflict in Suspense: General Close of Military Operations in the Iran-Israel Conflict In April 2024, hostilities between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran intensified significantly, with both sides engaging in direct military operations within each other’s...
United States v. Najibullah Symposium – The Ruling

United States v. Najibullah Symposium – The Ruling

United States v. Najibullah Symposium – The Ruling Editors’ note: This post is part of a symposium on a pretrial hearing in the case United States v. Najibullah. An introductory post by Professor Sean Watts provides background on the case and the hearing. On Friday, 1...
Attacking a Pipeline: Legal Issues for Consideration

Attacking a Pipeline: Legal Issues for Consideration

Attacking a Pipeline: Legal Issues for Consideration Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 are pipelines constructed by a Russian State-controlled company called Gazprom to transport 110 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year from the Russian Federation under the...
Lieber Papers Series – The United States and (Most of) the Rest: A Legal Interoperability Primer

Lieber Papers Series – The United States and (Most of) the Rest: A Legal Interoperability Primer

Lieber Papers Series – The United States and (Most of) the Rest: A Legal Interoperability Primer Editors’ Note: Articles of War previously published two longer works on the subjects of States’ responses to malicious or hostile actions  and besieged forces’ legal...