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A AFP journalist views a video on January 25, 2019, manipulated with artificial intelligence to potentially deceive viewers, or "deepfake" at his newsdesk in Washington, DC.

Protecting the Information Space in Times of Armed Conflict

What, if any, limits exist concerning digital information operations in armed conflict? Does the humanitarian legal framework adequately capture the protection needs that arise…
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Perfidy, ambush, snipers, and the COLE bombing (al Nashiri) case

Thanks to Rogier Bartels and Kevin Heller for their fascinating debate here and at Opinio Juris on whether the alleged Israeli/U.S. car-bomb operation operation that killed Hezbollah’s…
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Did the U.S.-Israeli killing of Mughniyah violate international law?

Over the weekend, The Washington Post reported on a joint U.S.-Israeli operation that killed Imad Mughniyah—Hezbollah’s reported chief of international operations—on the…
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The DoD detainee directive and its definition of “unprivileged belligerency”

I appreciate both Professor Lederman’s (1 and 2) and Mr. Rona’s (1 and 2) thoughtful comments regarding the re-issued DoD Directive on detention (DoDD 2310.01E), and particularly…
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What’s the matter with the revised DoD Directive 2310.01E?

Both Steve and Gabor Rona have posted here in recent days with concerns about the newly promulgated Department of Defense Directive 2310.01E, on the “DoD Detainee Program.”…
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Guest Post: DoD Directive 2310.01E

As Steve Vladeck noted yesterday, the Department of Defense is out with a new version of its Directive 2310.01E on detainee operations. Steve asks the big question: why now?…
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The Very Strange New DoD Detainee Directive

On August 19, the Department of Defense apparently issued a new version of “Directive 2310.01E,” which, if you haven’t been scoring at home, is one of the central…
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The important and difficult issues in the al-Nashiri case: When did the war begin? And was the COLE bombing a war crime?

The tragic bombing of the USS COLE by al Qaeda operatives in October 2000 was a heinous crime.  Even if it occurred as part of an armed conflict between the United States and…
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Unprivileged Does Not Mean Prohibited

In his latest post, Ryan takes issue with those who argue that it would violate international law for a state civilian agency, such as the CIA, to use force in an armed conflict. …
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