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Michael N. Schmitt,
John C. Tramazzo
| Apr 26, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
The Wagner Group’s “No Quarter” Order and International Law On April 23, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, instructed members of his paramilitary force to “kill everyone on the battlefield.” In a post to a Wagner-affiliated Telegram account, he...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Apr 19, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, State Responsibility
Reflections on the DoD General Counsel’s Cyber Law Address On Tuesday, the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, the Honorable Caroline Krass, addressed the annual United States Cyber Command Legal Conference. Her speech followed in the footsteps of Hon....
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Michael N. Schmitt,
William Casey Biggerstaff
| Apr 7, 2023 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Use of Force
Are States Aiding and Assisting Ukraine and Russia Using Force? The provision of military aid and assistance from States supporting Ukraine and Russia has been a salient theme in their international armed conflict following Russia’s renewed invasion in February 2022....
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Mar 22, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality
“Strict” versus “Qualified” Neutrality The support neutral States are providing Russia and Ukraine has ignited a debate over neutrality. It is one of existential magnitude for Ukraine. Indeed, the survival of Kyiv in early 2022 can be attributed in significant part to...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Mar 6, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Reprisals in International Humanitarian Law The scale and scope of international humanitarian law (IHL) violations by Russian and associated forces during the conflict in Ukraine are staggering. Yet, Russia has justified some of its...
