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Omar Mekky
| Sep 25, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism, Use of Force
Islamic Jihadism and the Laws of War In my position as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regional legal coordinator in the Middle East and North Africa for the last ten years, I’ve had the sad privilege to witness the ugly wars between various States...
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William H. Boothby
| Aug 23, 2023 | 2023 DoD Manual Revision, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
2023 DoD Manual Revision – A Commentary on the Amendments (Editor’s note: This post is part of a series analyzing the 2023 revisions to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual.) Introductory Remarks Shortly after the 2015 publication of the US...
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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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Brian L. Cox
| Jul 21, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Weapons Law
The Biden Administration’s Decision to Transfer Cluster Munitions to Ukraine: Legal and Policy Considerations The Biden administration recently announced the approval of a new arms package for Ukraine that will, for the first time, include the provision of cluster...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| May 1, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict
The Expert Panel’s Review of Amnesty International’s Allegations of Ukrainian IHL Violations Last week, the New York Times reported that Amnesty International (AI) “sat for months on a report critical of the group after it accused Ukrainian forces of illegally...
