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Thomas Wheatley
| Jul 2, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
The Myth of Jus ad Bellum–Jus in Bello Purity In modern international law, the separation of jus ad bellum (the law governing the right to go to war) and jus in bello (the law governing conduct in war) is frequently treated as dogma. For some, this separation is...
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Angeline Lewis
| Jul 30, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium, LOAC History, Other Bodies of Law
Laws of Yesterday’s Wars Symposium – Rules and “Right” in Iban Laws of War Editor’s note: The following post highlights a chapter that appears in Samuel White’s third edited volume of Laws of Yesterday’s Wars published with Brill. For a general introduction to...
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Kieran R.J. Tinkler
| Oct 13, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Does International Humanitarian Law Confer Undue Legitimacy on Violence in War? International humanitarian law (IHL) is extolled as a civilizing force that seeks to limit the effects of war for humanitarian reasons. Yet there is a burgeoning sense that IHL has...
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Andriy Kostin
| Sep 22, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Prosecutor General of Ukraine Speaks to West Point Cadets Editor’s note: On September 20, 2023, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, visited the Lieber Institute for Law and Warfare at the United States Military Academy West Point to meet with cadets and...
