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The ICRC Updated Commentaries: Reconciling Form and Substance, Part II

Last week, I left off my exploration of the International Committee of the Red Cross’s (ICRC) 2016 Updated Commentaries on the First Geneva Convention of 1949 by asking…

Aug. 30, 2016 Kenneth Watkin

Evaluating Proportionality and Long-Term Civilian Harm under the Laws of War

As noted by Alex Whiting in his piece last week, the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law (IHL), contains broad principles and prohibitions that are applied…

Aug. 29, 2016 Beth Van Schaack

Are Saudi-led Coalition Forces Committing War Crimes in Yemen?

This month, Saudi-led coalition forces recommenced airstrikes on Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, targeting the forces of Ansar Allah (known as the Houthis), after peace talks that…

Aug. 25, 2016 Alex Whiting

The ICRC Updated Commentaries: Reconciling Form and Substance, Part I

Sean Watts’ July 5, 2016 post focuses attention on two significant documents intended to clarify “how best to read and understand the law of war” in the 21st Century: the…

Aug. 24, 2016 Kenneth Watkin

Congress Needs to Press the Pentagon, Saudi Arabia on Abuses in Yemen War

On August 9, one day after the Pentagon notified Congress of its intention to sell $1.2 billion in weapons systems to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition resumed airstrikes on…

Aug. 18, 2016 Belkis Wille

The Islamic State, Genocide, and Gender Discrimination

Slowly but surely, over the past two years, the UN and national governments have acknowledged that what the Islamic State is doing to the Yazidi religious minority in Northern…

Aug. 17, 2016 Grant Shubin

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That’s how many individuals the Department of Defense continues to detain at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base after the recent transfer of 15 detainees to the United Arab Emirates.…

Aug. 16, 2016 Marty Lederman

The PPG Visualized, What the US Kill and Capture Bureaucracy Looks Like

This is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks ahead…

Aug. 15, 2016 Jonathan Horowitz and John Reed

British Forces Hit the Islamic State With ‘the Punisher’ – the Legality of Airburst Munitions

A few days ago, it was reported that British special forces had used a deadly new weapon, nicknamed the Punisher, in a confrontation with ISIL in the Libyan city of Sirte (see…

Aug. 10, 2016 Tom Ruys

Chemical Weapons Use Returns to Syria

This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…

Aug. 8, 2016 Beth Van Schaack

Today’s Important Deadline in the ACLU’s Targeted-Killing Transparency Case

Today, more than three years after President Obama announced that he had issued a classified “Presidential Policy Guidance,” commonly known as the PPG, meant to govern the…

Aug. 5, 2016 Brett Max Kaufman

Towards a Cyber-Security Treaty

The Democratic National Convention (DNC) leaks revealed last week have presumably reminded many Americans to the severe cyber-threats this country is facing. Particularly alarming…

Aug. 3, 2016 Ido Kilovaty and Itamar Mann

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