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Michael N. Schmitt
| Feb 12, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Yoram Dinstein (1936-2024) Editors’ note: This post honors Professor Yoram Dinstein, who passed away on Saturday February 10, 2024. Over the coming weeks, Articles of War will feature a series of posts to recognize Professor Dinstein’s work and the significant...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Feb 5, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility, Targeting, Use of Force
Attacking the Quds Force and Affiliated Groups under the Jus ad Bellum On 28 January, a drone strike on a U.S. military outpost in Jordan known as Tower 22 killed three soldiers and wounded 34. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a non-State militia group, claimed...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Feb 1, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – The Ibn Sina Hospital Raid and International Humanitarian Law On Monday, an Israeli security forces team conducted a raid into the Ibn Sina Hospital in the West Bank. During the raid, Mohammed Jalamneh, a Hamas commander, was killed....
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 29, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Emerging Technologies, Use of Force
The Influence of Weaponry on the Jus ad Bellum In an Articles of War post last week, Professor Terry Gill discussed his new book, The Use of Force and the International Legal System, co-authored with Dr. Kinga Tibori Szabó. It is a fascinating journey through the jus...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 11, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Year Ahead – International Humanitarian Law at Risk I leave 2023 behind, dismayed about the state of international humanitarian law (IHL) and concerned that its effectiveness on the battlefield is at risk. In this year-ahead post, I highlight five threats as...
