by William Casey Biggerstaff | Nov 20, 2023
The U.S. Turkish Drone Shootdown Over Syria and the Jus Ad Bellum In early October, the United States shot down an armed Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) operating over Syrian airspace with an F-16 fighter jet. The aerial engagement was unusual, if not...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Oct 10, 2023
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The Legal Context of Operations Al-Aqsa Flood and Swords of Iron On Saturday morning, the armed wing of Hamas, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, a brutal surprise attack into Israel that included...
by Helen Durham, Kobi Leins | May 26, 2023
Life, Love & Lethality: History and Delegating Death on the Battlefield In military circles, the 1939 Einstein-Szilard letter to President Roosevelt is a well-known document that changed the course of history. It was instrumental in the establishment of the...
by Hitoshi Nasu | Apr 4, 2023
ICJ Ruling on Iran’s Proxy War: The United States Must Pay On March 30, the International Court of Justice issued a ruling on financial measures that the United States had adopted against Iranian assets. The case was brought by Iran, seeking to challenge the legality...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Apr 26, 2022
Lieber Institute White Paper: Responding to Malicious or Hostile Actions under International Law Recent consultations with senior legal advisers have highlighted the need for a clear map of response options available to States facing hostile or malicious actions,...
