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Clarissa Rodio
| Feb 26, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Regulating Military Force Series, State Responsibility, Use of Force
Regulating Military Force Series – Justice and Accountability in the Era of Modern Mercenarism Editors’ note: The author delivered remarks on the subject of this post at the conference “International Law and the Regulation of Resort to Force: Exhaustion,...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Feb 12, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Yoram Dinstein (1936-2024) Editors’ note: This post honors Professor Yoram Dinstein, who passed away on Saturday February 10, 2024. Over the coming weeks, Articles of War will feature a series of posts to recognize Professor Dinstein’s work and the significant...
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Peter C. Combe
| Feb 9, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Ruminations on the Legal, Policy, and Moral Aspects of Proportionality On October 7, 2023, Hamas militants executed a devastating surprise attack against Israel, catching many in the Israeli and U.S. intelligence communities off...
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Jennifer Maddocks
| Jan 26, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Human Rights, Law of Armed Conflict
Detention by Non-State Armed Groups – A Review of Ezequiel Heffes’ Monograph Notwithstanding the ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, most conflicts today are non-international in character and involve one or more non-State armed groups (NSAG). Detention is...
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Jeffrey Lovitky
| Jan 23, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Application of the Principle of Military Advantage in Determining Proportionality This post examines the concept of “concrete and direct military advantage” used for purposes of applying proportionality rules in targeting. It concludes that military...
