Jus ad Bellum

If allowed to go unchecked, the Caribbean strikes could encourage additional unlawful executions by the United States and other leaders.

Collection of expert analysis on the legality of the U.S. strike on Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean, the consequences of the strike, and related issues.

Leading legal expert analyzes the Israeli airstrike on Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar.

Analysis of laws of war and law on the resort to armed force in U.S. military action against Tren de Aragua.

Former State Department attorney analyzes U.S. letter to UN Security Council that presented legal arguments for U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Part of our ongoing series on the Israel-Iran war.

"Another legal framework – the ongoing armed conflict framework – is more factually and legally viable than the anticipatory or preventive self-defense frameworks."

Analysis of jus ad bellum with Israel’s stated objectives for its current military operations in Gaza.

Understanding jus ad bellum necessity and proportionality is crucial to addressing concerns regarding the weaponization of outer space.

The President should understand that bellicose threats and unreliability as an ally may leave the United States poorer and more vulnerable on his watch and will frustrate his nuclear…

We may be effectively reverting, at least temporarily, to an era of imperial rule. But history has demonstrated that international law has a long memory. Lawyers and historians…

The current round of retaliatory strikes between Israel and Iran casts light on Israel's and Iran’s opposing political strategies, which also have significant legal implications…