1.0Just Securityhttps://www.justsecurity.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hG7GlHIKP3"><a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/57097/understanding-fog-law-enduring-ambiguities-international-security-law/">Understanding the Fog of Law: Enduring Ambiguities in International Security Law</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.justsecurity.org/57097/understanding-fog-law-enduring-ambiguities-international-security-law/embed/#?secret=hG7GlHIKP3" width="600" height="338" title="“Understanding the Fog of Law: Enduring Ambiguities in International Security Law” — Just Security" data-secret="hG7GlHIKP3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GettyImages-74065771-1-1024x683.jpg1024683The international law governing national security and war is plagued by several critical ambiguities. When can states lawfully resort to armed force? What are the constraints on lethal military operations that threaten civilians? How certain must states be that a particular target is lawful? How does international security law apply to new technological domains such […]