Ukraine Symposium – Field-Modified Weapons under the Law of War

Ukraine Symposium – Field-Modified Weapons under the Law of War

Ukraine Symposium – Field-Modified Weapons under the Law of War Combatants in armed conflict may choose to modify weapons in the field for a variety of reasons. They may modify them to improve their reliability. They may alter them to increase their range or accuracy....
Legal Advisers in the Field during Armed Conflict

Legal Advisers in the Field during Armed Conflict

Legal Advisers in the Field during Armed Conflict [Editor’s Note: This post is based on Professor Dinstein’s recent article published in International Law Studies, vol. 97 (2021), pp. 917-936.]   Legal advisers are supposed to be attached to military commanders...
Legal Advice in Modern Aerial Warfare

Legal Advice in Modern Aerial Warfare

Legal Advice in Modern Aerial Warfare Military lawyers play an increasingly vital role in lethal (and non-lethal) targeting operations. Although their involvement is operationally and geographically provisional, legal advice is transforming the way that contemporary...