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Joshua Dimkoff
| May 9, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
The Battle of Peleliu Due to the generosity of donors, the United States Military Academy Department of Law offers cadets the opportunity to learn about war crimes by traveling to historical crime scenes via summer Academic Individual Advanced Developments (AIADs)....
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Peter S. Konchak
| Apr 9, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement in Large Scale Combat Operations As the focus of U.S. military doctrine and contingency planning shifts from counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns toward large-scale combat operations (LSCO), Judge Advocates must anticipate changing operational law...
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Jeremy A. Rabkin
| Mar 29, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Use of Force
Why We Fight Matters to How We Fight We have all been taught that jus in bello (the law regarding the conduct of war) is a distinct set of rules from jus ad bellum (law regarding resort to force). It is a convenient distinction for many purposes. It is particularly...
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Emily E. Bobenrieth
| Mar 18, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Human Rights, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Press Access during Armed Conflict The conflict between Hamas and Israel remains a focus of global media coverage. The unprecedented nature of Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023, the troubled, long-standing history of the independence of...
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Hitoshi Nasu
| Mar 11, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict
Invisible Soldiers Images of drone strikes, hypersonic missiles, and directed energy weapons have cultivated imagination of how war might be fought in the future. Meanwhile, on-board cameras and satellites have made modern battlefields more transparent and accessible...
