by Marco Sassòli | Apr 14, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – Results of a First Enquiry into Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Ukraine On 3 March 2022 the Moscow Mechanism of the human dimension of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) was invoked by Ukraine...
by Blaise Cathcart | Apr 13, 2022
The Creeping Normality of LOAC Noncompliance Taking stock of the state of the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) may be one of the most important tasks facing international law today. In that vein, it is well worth asking whether the Law of Armed Conflict is still “fit for...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Feb 2, 2022
Attacking Dams – Part II: The 1977 Additional Protocols A recent New York Times report of a 2017 attack by U.S. forces against the Tabqa Dam in Syria has sparked controversy and criticism. In Part I of this series, I described reports of that incident and...
by Geoff Corn, Robert Ashley | Jan 18, 2022
LOAC and Legitimacy: When Combat Becomes a Supporting Effort to Information Over the past two decades information was mostly conceptualized as a supporting effort to combat: information contributed to tactical and operational success. Given today’s immediately...
by Raul (Pete) Pedrozo | Jan 10, 2022
Seizure of the M/V Rwabee Was Consistent with International Law On January 2, 2022, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) advised that Houthi rebels attacked and seized the M/V Rwabee, an Emerati-flagged cargo ship 23 nautical miles (nm) west of Yemen’s...
