by Michael N. Schmitt | Mar 1, 2021
President Biden’s First Use of Force and International Law On February 25, President Biden authorized the first use of military force since becoming President. The operation involved two F-15s dropping seven 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) bombs...
by Durward Johnson, Michael N. Schmitt | Dec 22, 2020
The Duty to Investigate War Crimes On November 19, 2020, a report of the Australian Defence Force’s Inspector-General was released following a four-year investigation into allegations of unlawful killings and mistreatment of non-combatants and persons...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Aug 27, 2020
Noteworthy Releases of International Cyber Law Positions—PART II: Iran Last week, Iran’s Armed Forces released its “Declaration of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Regarding International Law Applicable to the Cyberspace.”...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Aug 27, 2020
Noteworthy Releases of International Cyber Law Positions—PART I: NATO Although efforts such as the Tallinn Manual 2.0 project have contributed greatly to understanding how international law rules apply in the cyber context, much work remains to be done....
by Michael N. Schmitt | Aug 5, 2020
Targeting Non-State “Mixed Groups” “Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.” General George Patton, May 31, 1944, Addressing the 6th Armored...
