by Michael N. Schmitt, Kevin S. Coble | Sep 29, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Humanitarian Protection, Law of Armed Conflict
The Evolving Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict – An International Law Perspective – Part II Editors’ Note: In a prior post, the authors presented background material and jus ad bellum analysis of an ongoing situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the...
by Michael N. Schmitt, Kevin S. Coble | Sep 27, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force
The Evolving Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict – An International Law Perspective – Part I Editors’ Note: This post is the first in a two-part series addressing international legal issues related to the ongoing situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. On 19 September,...
by Michael N. Schmitt, Kevin S. Coble | Sep 18, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict
United States Transfers Depleted Uranium Rounds to Ukraine: The Legal Issues On September 6, the United States announced it was sending 120 mm depleted uranium armor-piercing tank rounds to Ukraine for use in the 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks to be delivered this fall. In...
by Michael N. Schmitt | Sep 12, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality, State Responsibility, Use of Force
Military Aid to Russia and International Law North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, is in Russia to discuss military support, including supplying artillery shells and rockets, for Russian operations against Ukraine. In the past, North Korea has supplied the Wagner Group...
by Michael N. Schmitt, William Casey Biggerstaff | Sep 5, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, Law of Armed Conflict
Prisoner of War Status and Nationals of the Detaining Power As preparations for Ukraine’s spring 2023 offensive were underway, reports of Russian dissidents conducting cross-border raids from Ukraine into Russia began to surface. The groups were identified as the...