Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)

A guide to the humanitarian law conditions on U.S. arms sales and security assistance to Israel.

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.

"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.

Notions of what constitutes signaling and intent must evolve with AI if states are to avoid potentially catastrophic consequences.

Resolving AI challenges requires global cooperation - or waiting for a crisis that brings the need for multilateralism into sharper focus.

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

ICRC statement says "instructions issued by the Israeli authorities for the population of Gaza City to immediately leave their homes, coupled with the complete siege explicitly…

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

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.

It is not too soon to consider the role of accountability, particularly criminal accountability, in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.