Use of Force

The right of self-defense does not permit a disproportionate loss of civilian life, writes Professor Adil Haque in this essay on what U.N. Member States can say.

Reinvigorating the atrocity prevention agenda requires focusing on accountability.

Introducing a collaboration with the Programme on International Peace and Security at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict.

"Conversations of this nature are useless if their participants fail to acknowledge their differences of opinion about underlying assumptions."

International law is critical to survival in Israel and Palestine.

Experts detail how the laws of war apply to Israel-Hamas conflict to assist policymakers and the public at large.

Tech companies need to be familiar with IHL to protect their employees, properties, and surrounding civilians during armed conflict.

Будь-які форми територіальних поступок за нинішніх умов були б юридично недійсними та суперечили…

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.