The Rousseau-Portalis Doctrine: French Legal Thought and the Law of War – Part II

The Rousseau-Portalis Doctrine: French Legal Thought and the Law of War – Part II

The Rousseau-Portalis Doctrine: French Legal Thought and the Law of War – Part II Editors’ note: This is the second in a two-part post illustrating the impact of French legal thought on the formation of the law of war with a specific focus on the...
The So-Called Principle of Equal Treatment of Belligerents by the Neutral State

The So-Called Principle of Equal Treatment of Belligerents by the Neutral State

The So-Called Principle of Equal Treatment of Belligerents by the Neutral State Conventional legal wisdom says neutral States owe belligerents equality of treatment (see for example here, p. 282–84, here, p. 237, and here, p. 466). This is largely inaccurate, however....
Year Ahead – Land Operations

Year Ahead – Land Operations

Year Ahead – Land Operations Editors’ note: We are pleased to announce that Articles of War has recently added several thematic editors to our staff. Each editor has contributed a post to this year’s Year Ahead series with thoughts on issues or situations they...