Combined Arms Maneuver, Mission Command, and the Challenge of LOAC Implementation
by Geoff Corn, Tyler Smotherman | Sep 26, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Combined Arms Maneuver, Mission Command, and the Challenge of LOAC Implementation The news out of Israel is, well, discouraging. It seems increasingly likely that Israel is going to launch a major combat operation to clear Hezbollah assets from southern Lebanon. The...
Exploding Pagers and the Law
by William H. Boothby | Sep 18, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Weapons Law
Exploding Pagers and the Law Reports emerged on 17 September 2024 that, from about 15:45 that day local time, a large number of pagers used by Hezbollah personnel in Lebanon exploded spontaneously and virtually simultaneously. At the time of writing, nine persons are...
Regulating Military Force Series – Enduringly Unwilling and Unable: The Syrian Chapter of the Forever Wars Saga
by Thea Charlotte Andersen | Feb 23, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Regulating Military Force Series, Use of Force
Regulating Military Force Series – Enduringly Unwilling and Unable: The Syrian Chapter of the Forever Wars Saga Editors’ note: The author delivered remarks on the subject of this post at the conference “International Law and the Regulation of Resort to Force:...
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – White Phosphorus and International Law
by Kevin S. Coble, John C. Tramazzo | Oct 25, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Weapons Law
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – White Phosphorus and International Law Editor’s note: The authors’ original version of this post omitted citations to two sources, namely LTC Matthew J. Aiesi’s post on Lawfare dated November 26, 2019, and a Human Rights Watch report...