proportionality

The excesses of atrocity should not distract from the quieter, quotidian violence that started long before the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.

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."

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

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

US officials’ emphasis on minimization of civilian casualties in an operation against such a high value target deserves special attention.

How framing civilian harm in U.S. military operations -- as a “tragic mistake” -- hides the systemic failure that requires institutional reform.

Our co-editor-in-chief identifies and annotates the 20 most significant elements of Centcom's statement.

A list of specific questions for members of Congress, reporters, and investigators to ask about the strike. 

We drafted dozens of specific questions for Congress, reporters, and investigators to ask.

The laws of war can sanction uses of force with gendered consequences. Encoding IHL principles into AI systems may reinforce - or correct for - these disparate impacts.

"As long as international humanitarian law is unable to acknowledge the structural injustice of the situation—the asymmetry, the horror—discussions of these cases in the technical…