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Michael N. Schmitt
| May 18, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Humanitarian Protection, Targeting
Legal Protection of the Media in Armed Conflict: Gaza On May 15, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike on Al Jalaa Tower, a 12-story building in the Gaza Strip. Conducted as part of Operation Guardian of the Walls, the attack destroyed the...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Mar 1, 2021 | AoW Posts, Law of Armed Conflict, Topics, Use of Force
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...
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Michael N. Schmitt,
Durward Johnson
| Dec 22, 2020 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Topics
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...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Aug 27, 2020 | AoW Posts, Cyber, Topics
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.”...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Aug 27, 2020 | AoW Posts, Cyber, Topics
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....
