What Aggregate Civilian-Combatant Ratios Tell Us, And What They Don’t: A Case Study from the Gaza Conflict

What Aggregate Civilian-Combatant Ratios Tell Us, And What They Don’t: A Case Study from the Gaza Conflict

What Aggregate Civilian-Combatant Ratios Tell Us, And What They Don’t: A Case Study from the Gaza Conflict Public debate about contemporary armed conflict increasingly relies on aggregate civilian-to-combatant casualty ratios as indicators of legality and moral...
The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – Mass Deprivation and Preventive Protection

The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – Mass Deprivation and Preventive Protection

The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – Mass Deprivation and Preventive Protection Editors’ note: This post is part of a series featuring analysis of the 2025 International Court of Justice advisory opinion on obligations of Israel in and in relation to...
Gaps and Seams in the Law of Armed Conflict for AI-Enabled Cyber Operations

Gaps and Seams in the Law of Armed Conflict for AI-Enabled Cyber Operations

Gaps and Seams in the Law of Armed Conflict for AI-Enabled Cyber Operations The continued, robust use of cyber operations in both competition and conflict has inspired many States to express whether and how international law applies to cyber operations. While these...
The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – Qualifying Israel as an Occupying Power in the Gaza Strip

The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – Qualifying Israel as an Occupying Power in the Gaza Strip

The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – Qualifying Israel as an Occupying Power in the Gaza Strip Editors’ note: This post is part of a series featuring analysis of the 2025 International Court of Justice advisory opinion on obligations of Israel in and in...
The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – How Indispensable Is the UN After All?

The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – How Indispensable Is the UN After All?

The ICJ Obligations of Israel Advisory Opinion – How Indispensable Is the UN After All? Editors’ note: This post is part of a series featuring analysis of the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Obligations of Israel as an Occupying Power. The...