Law of Armed Conflict/IHL

This article is the first in a new project at Just Security that assesses the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual with a goal of providing constructive opportunities…

New Pentagon effort to respond to civilian harm is encouraging, but DOD needs to demonstrate leadership, scope the problem correctly, and address the growing credibility gap to…

This article is also available in English here. Traduction fournie par l’auteur Un avis retentissant rendu par la plus haute juridiction française a semé le doute sur…

US officials’ emphasis on minimization of civilian casualties in an operation against such a high value target deserves special attention.

In a much anticipated brief, the government categorically rejected the use of statements obtained through torture in military commissions and promised not to admit any statements…

An exceedingly rare public statement by the ICRC calls on the Biden administration to get serious about Guantanamo transfers.

Unpacking a landmark conviction for war crimes in Syria.

It's time for States to take positions on their treaty obligation to act with "due regard" to the interests of others in outer space.

Last month’s New York Times report that the American air wars in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan have been plagued by flawed intelligence, poor targeting, and thousands of civilian…

The legal opinions' fundamental error: distorting accepted legal framework to fit inapposite facts. Still on the book, the opinions remain a loaded weapon for another president…

Recent months have seen a flood of revelations concerning civilian harm resulting from U.S. military operations. The last U.S. airstrike of the war in Afghanistan, which killed…

CTED's "best practices" on biometrics miss a key dimension: international human rights law guidance.