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Michael N. Schmitt
| Apr 26, 2022 | AoW Posts, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Law of Armed Conflict, State Responsibility, Use of Force
Lieber Institute White Paper: Responding to Malicious or Hostile Actions under International Law Recent consultations with senior legal advisers have highlighted the need for a clear map of response options available to States facing hostile or malicious actions,...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Apr 11, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Weaponizing Civilians: Human Shields in Ukraine Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine has become a horrific demonstration of the many ways a State can violate international humanitarian law (IHL) and how individual soldiers and...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Apr 5, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Russian Booby-Traps and the Ukraine Conflict As Russian troops pull back from the Kyiv area, they are leaving behind horrific evidence of international humanitarian law (IHL) violations and war crimes. Images from the suburb of Bucha,...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Mar 28, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Weaponizing Food The conflict in Ukraine is threatening the world’s food system. For instance, Ukraine and Russia supply around 30% of global wheat and barley exports. And over 40% of Ukrainian wheat export goes to Africa, where food shortages are endemic. In a March...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Mar 24, 2022 | AoW Posts, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Deportation of Ukrainian Civilians to Russia: The Legal Framework The United Nations estimates that the conflict in Ukraine has displaced over 10 million people. As of March 16, there are an estimated 6.4 million internally displaced persons (IDP) within the country....
