Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – What is and is not Human Shielding?

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – What is and is not Human Shielding?

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – What is and is not Human Shielding? The use of human shields is looming large in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. President Biden has on numerous occasions charged Hamas with using civilians as human shields, as has European...
Honest Errors, the Rendulic Rule, and Modern Combat Decision-Making

Honest Errors, the Rendulic Rule, and Modern Combat Decision-Making

Honest Errors, the Rendulic Rule, and Modern Combat Decision-Making In 1948, in a judgment commonly known as the Hostage case, a U.S. military tribunal at Nuremberg acquitted Lothar Rendulic, commander of the German 20th Mountain Army, of offences related to the...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Beyond the Pale: IHRL and the Hamas Attack on Israel

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Beyond the Pale: IHRL and the Hamas Attack on Israel

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Beyond the Pale: IHRL and the Hamas Attack on Israel The October 7, 2023 attack by armed Hamas militants against Israel and the long string of atrocities committed by them against Israeli civilians and military personnel has already...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Hostage-Taking and the Law of Armed Conflict

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Hostage-Taking and the Law of Armed Conflict

Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Hostage-Taking and the Law of Armed Conflict In the early morning of October 7, the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, the militant Palestinian group Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, a surprise attack against Israel. Its military...