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Michael N. Schmitt
| Oct 27, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – The IDF, Hamas, and the Duty to Warn On October 22, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States issued a joint statement “reiterat[ing] their support for Israel and its right to defend itself...
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John Merriam
| Oct 20, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – Inside IDF Targeting Events in Israel and Gaza have again plunged the Middle East into armed conflict. As this post is being written, intense fighting is underway in Israel and Gaza. There are skirmishes with Hezbollah along Israel’s...
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Caroline Krass
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Department of Defense Issues Update to DoD Law of War Manual on Presumption of Civilian Status and Feasible Precautions to Verify Military Objectives Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) released an important update to its Law of War Manual, including a revision to...
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Robert Lawless
| Feb 18, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
The U.S. Legal Obligation to Take Precautions to Minimize Civilian Harm U.S. Special Forces recently conducted a raid against the residence of the Islamic State’s leader. President Biden and other U.S. Department of Defense officials ordered a ground operation rather...
