Use of Force

Any form of territorial concessions in the present environment would be legally void and contrary to duties imposed on states.

The HFAC hearing clarified the shallowness of the Biden administration’s conception of AUMF reform, divisions between the political branches and within the House, and the risks…

The most immediate threat is not the “AI apocalypse” – where machines take over the world – but humans leveraging AI to establish new patterns of violence and domination…

Any new AUMF must be limited to only the clearly specified non-state armed groups Congress has voted to authorize war against.

Congress should seek to determine how the executive branch interprets and relies on the 2001 AUMF and where the administration stands on proposed reforms that have been widely…

Russia's justifications for its invasion of Ukraine and the international response demonstrate the enduring relevance of international law.

The increasingly polarized debate over the tribunal’s institutional design – international or hybrid – goes to the heart, and core purpose, of international criminal justice,…

The executive branch, through noncompliance and defiance, has delayed providing Congress with sufficient information on the war on terror.

Legal Scholar Oona Hathaway examines how expansive U.S. interpretations of "self-defense" have shaped international law.

Leading legal scholar Harold Hongju Koh presents a long-term strategy for ending the "war on terror."

Marking the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, our new Symposium reflects on the enduring legacies of the "war on terror" and prospects for finally leaving the war path.

On the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, leading legal scholar Harold Hongju Koh offers a grim diagnosis of how we got here and the challenges ahead.