Armed Conflict

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Verdict in Cambodia: Too Little Too Late, but Still Important

Amidst all the developments in the Middle East, we could not allow the verdict rendered by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in Case 002 to go unacknowledged.…

Aug. 9, 2014 Beth Van Schaack

Resource: The Israeli Government’s Legal Position on Who is a “Combatant” in the Gaza Conflict [Updated]

There has been a lot of loose talk in the media and by some commentators about the government of Israel’s official position on the definition of who is a lawful target in Gaza.…

Aug. 8, 2014 Ryan Goodman

President Authorizes Airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq—But how limited is it?

On Thursday night, President Obama announced that he has authorized airstrikes “if necessary” for “two missions” in Iraq (full text of the President’s statement). Mission…

Aug. 8, 2014 Ryan Goodman

Who does the New York Times think is a combatant in Gaza?

There is a strange quality to today’s story by the New York Times on the civilian casualty rate in Gaza (“Civilian or Not? New Fight in Tallying the Dead from the Gaza Conflict”).…

Aug. 6, 2014 Ryan Goodman

Guest Post: Has Hamas Overplayed Its Lawfare Strategy?

In the current Gaza conflict, the adversaries are employing very different strategies to achieve their operational objectives. Israel is executing a robust military strategy. By…

Aug. 5, 2014 Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.

A Primer on the Laws of War that Apply to the Gaza Conflict

We were about to produce a primer on the law of war framework that governs the ongoing hostilities in Gaza. However, Human Rights Watch has just posted what we think is an excellent…

Aug. 4, 2014 Ryan Goodman and Sarah Knuckey

U.S. Edges Back Toward Landmine Treaty Path

After an agonizing five-year wait, the US announced the initial results of its landmine policy review on June 27, the final day of the Mine Ban Treaty’s Third Review Conference…

Aug. 4, 2014 Mary Wareham

Deferential D.C. Circuit Upholds Genital Searches at Guantánamo

I’ve written before about the potential significance of the Guantánamo “counsel access” case—Hatim v. Obama–which raised the question of whether…

Aug. 1, 2014 Steve Vladeck

Russian Treaty Violations: A Blast from the Past or an Omen for the Future

On July 28, the New York Times ran a story with the headline “U.S. Says Russia Tested Cruise Missile, Violating Treaty.” Surprisingly, this story about an arms control…

Aug. 1, 2014 David L. Sloss

Multiple Choice: Who Said This on Transparency and Targeted Killings Across State Borders?

Question: Who said this? “While the U.S. regards attacks on terrorists being protected in the sovereign territory of other States as potentially justifiable when undertaken in…

Jul. 31, 2014 Ryan Goodman

Road Map II: Legal Avenues to Prosecute a US Citizen for War Crimes—The Case of Gotabaya Rajapaksa

This is the second post arising out of a presentation I made at a congressional briefing earlier this month on issues of accountability in Sri Lanka. The analysis below is also…

Jul. 30, 2014 Ryan Goodman

European Court of Human Rights rules against Poland in CIA “black site” case

The European Court of Human Rights has handed down its much-awaited judgments in the cases of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri v. Poland and Abu Zubaydah v. Poland. The cases were brought…

Jul. 24, 2014 Ruchi Parekh

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