by Sean Watts, Winston Williams | May 5, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – Destructive Counter-Mobility Operations and the Law of War Decades of experience have greatly improved familiarity with, if not always fidelity to, law of war rules applicable to attacks on enemy forces. Less well appreciated is the law of...
by Sean Watts, Winston Williams, Ronald Alcala | Feb 28, 2022
Symposium Intro: Ukraine-Russia Armed Conflict The sad human tragedy in Ukraine is not only a pivotal moment for international peace and security, but also a serious test of the role of law in armed conflict. The situation is one of international armed conflict...
by Sean Watts, Winston Williams, Ronald Alcala | Oct 6, 2021
Symposium Intro: Hays Parks’s Influence on the Law of War Most developments and codifications of the law of war have been responses to the evolving character of warfare. Indeed, a timeline of law of war treaties reads like a chronicle of changes in the tactics,...
by Lieber Institute | Jun 8, 2021
Announcement: Williams Chosen to Lead West Point Department of Law The Lieber Institute is pleased to announce the selection of COL Winston S. Williams to serve as Professor and Head of the Department of Law at West Point. COL Williams will additionally assume duties...
by Winston Williams | Mar 17, 2021
Beth van Schaack’s Imagining Justice for Syria Editor’s note: The following post introduces the upcoming Articles of War Symposium on Beth Van Schaack’s book, Imagining Justice for Syria. Ten years into the conflict, this symposium provides an opportunity to...
