Civilian Casualties (CIVCAS)

The mission serves as an important precedent for others, so the international community must provide funding as a gesture of respect.

A critical assessment of the U.S. DoD Law of War Manual's approach to membership status in non-State armed groups.

What stories or topics merited more attention in 2023, with a particular eye toward what might inform law and policy conversations in 2024?

Too many on either side speak to themselves as if the other side didn’t exist or isn’t relevant.

Israel’s expanded use of AI in the war in Gaza may partially explain widespread civilian harm.

In armed conflicts, humanitarian crises, and climate-induced disasters, older people often suffer disproportionately. First in a series.

International law is critical to survival in Israel and Palestine.

Officials are scrambling to gauge foreign involvement and intelligence failures, even as they decide how to respond militarily and otherwise.

EU presses to let mandate end despite commission finding that “past and current abuses in these four regions demand further investigation.”

If the U.S. government requires metadata to prove evidence of civilian harm, it essentially means researchers will have to find the exact person who took the original image, speak…

The House of Representatives' FY24 NDAA missed the mark in strengthening arms transfer law, which is currently opaque and outdated.

As the Senate considers the NDAA, U.S. policymakers should rally around the passed House amendments poised to make progress for civilians.