Jus ad Bellum

The relationship between regime change and IHL is of inherent tension, incentivizing battlefields where the law is viewed as an obstacle rather than an essential constraint.

Former US State Department attorney writes that the United States' "Article 51" letter to the UN Security Council fails to identify legal basis for Iran attack.

"I am sure some restrictionists will critique my analysis by claiming it is not grounded in orthodox interpretations of international law."

Legal academics debate the state of international law and international institutions in light of the US-Israel-Iran War.

Legal explainer concerning the location of the Iranian vessel, the attack itself, and the U.S. submarine's lack of attempted rescue.

"The tensions we have identified are particularly acute when a State faces an existential threat and, as in here, from an enemy long committed to radically unlawful behavior."

An assessment of the United Kingdom's ability to maintain a legal line between defensive versus offensive operations against Iran.

What Congress, journalists, and the public should ask the Trump administration about its war in Iran.

The legal memo justifying its Venezuela operations provides insight into the administration's use-of-force decisions and the factual evidence undergirding them.

Positions taken at the UN Security Council are a harbinger of whether the legal cornerstone of the international order that is designed to maintain world peace can hold.

Expert FAQ on the U.S. military operations against Venezuela, high seas boat strikes, seizure of vessels and more.

International law, the new Syrian government, and U.S. military strikes against ISIS