Warnings in Contemporary Conflict: Protective Measure or Source of Illegality?

Warnings in Contemporary Conflict: Protective Measure or Source of Illegality?

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...
Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks

Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks

Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks Editors’ note: This post highlights work in the author’s recent chapter, “Objective and Subjective Tests for Determining Violations of the Law of Targeting: The Unreasonable Commander and the Guilty Mind,” appearing in Volume...
Nuclear Weapons Part IV – A Postscript

Nuclear Weapons Part IV – A Postscript

Nuclear Weapons Part IV – A Postscript Editors’ note: This is the fourth of a four-part post on legal considerations applicable to nuclear weapons. The first three posts in this series were completed on February 26, 2026, approximately 48 hours before the outbreak of...
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...