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Chris Koschnitzky,
Michael N. Schmitt
| Feb 22, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, History of LOAC, Law of Armed Conflict, Lieber Studies POW Volume Symposium
Lieber Studies POW Volume Symposium – Prisoners of War in Contemporary Conflict Following the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launch of its updated Commentary on the 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, West...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 3, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Year Ahead – Does International Law Still Matter in Ukraine? Considering Russia’s naked aggression against Ukraine and the contemptible torrent of international humanitarian law (IHL) violations by Russian and proxy forces, one could be excused for concluding...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Dec 14, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Classification of the Conflict(s) The threshold questions in any international humanitarian law (IHL) analysis are whether an armed conflict is underway as a matter of law and, if so, what type. They are determinative questions because the...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Nov 25, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Further Thoughts on Russia’s Campaign against Ukraine’s Power Infrastructure On November 23, Russia mounted 70 missile and five drone attacks against Ukraine’s power infrastructure. Cities across the nation, including Kyiv, went dark. Without...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Nov 4, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Using Cellphones to Gather and Transmit Military Information, A Postscript In a previous post, Major Casey Biggerstaff and I analyzed the legal consequences of Ukrainian civilians using the “ePPO” application (app) to report incoming Russian air...
