Professor Yoram Dinstein was a giant of international law, especially with regard to the #jusadbellum and the law of #armed #conflict. @Schmitt_ILaw remembers his mentor, critic, sounding board, and friend. lieber.westpoint.edu/yoram-dinstein…

New in our series on the U.S. Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Law of War Manual An analysis of DoD’s standard for membership in, & disassociation from, a non-state armed group By Prof Jennifer Maddocks (Lieber Institute for Law and Warfare) #LOAC #IHL series with Reiss Center on Law and Security justsecurity.org/92613/membersh…

The Congress of the ISMLLW will be held in Vilnius from 21-24 May. The theme is Legal Contributions to International Peace and Security, and to Enhancing Resilience in Times of Increasing International Tensions. The deadline to register for this great event is 20 April 2024!

The Lieber Institute is well-represented at this year’s 118th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law. Here, LTC Ronald Alcala, Lieber Senior Military Fellow, helped open the meeting on a panel discussing the Geneva Conventions and the future of the LOAC.

At the 118th Annual Meeting of the ASIL, Lieber Senior Fellows Laura Dickinson and Eric Jensen discussed the recently published Lieber Studies book “Big Data and Armed Conflict” at the business meeting of the International Law and Technology Interest Group.

. #Nicaragua alleges that #Germany has not respected its obligations to ensure respect for #IHL by providing military support to #Israel. @Schmitt_ILaw & Sean Watts discuss obligations under the law of #armedconflict v-à-v the provision of mil support. lieber.westpoint.edu/common-article…

Must read analysis of legal arguments at play in recent #Iran and #Israel strikes, by Eliav Lieblich: -When are strikes retaliation (unlawful) v. legitimate self-defense (lawful)? -Are Iran & Israel already in armed conflict? -When is there a duty to disengage? justsecurity.org/94635/iran-isr…

Just published in Int’l Law Studies: The new Annotated Supplement to the Commander's Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations. Edited by James Kraska, Pete Pedrozo, and Mike Schmitt, this is the first annotated supplement to the Handbook since 1997. digital-commons.usnwc.edu/ils/vol102/iss…

. #Evacuations have long served as a crucial measure through which parties involved in #armedconflicts protect #civilian populations, argues W. Casey Biggerstaff in his post honoring #Prof Dinstein. lieber.westpoint.edu/civilian-evacu…

Introducing a symposium on Armed Groups and International Law, building on the book volume edited by @KatharineFortin & Dr. Ezequiel Heffes Don't miss upcoming articles by stellar expert authors on criminal liability, rebel governance, and much more: justsecurity.org/95506/armed-gr…

NEW The Prosecutor’s Uphill Legal Battle?: The Netanyahu and Gallant ICC Arrest Warrant Requests By amichai cohen yuval shany #InternationalCriminalCourt #InternationalLaw justsecurity.org/96135/the-pros…

ICC Prosecutor’s application for arrest warrant against Israeli leaders: The war crime of starvation and its contextual element | by Raphael Van Steenberghe & Jérôme de Hemptinne ejiltalk.org/icc-prosecutor…

Armed Conflict Classification in the #InternationalCriminalCourt Prosecutor’s Request for Arrest Warrants "The classification in the report is not a simple interpretation of the relevant rules, but an interpretive choice." By Yahli Shereshevsky justsecurity.org/96914/armed-co…

. Israel Defense Forces's use of #AI-based systems #Gospel & #Lavender for #targeting has sparked significant controversy. @Schmitt_ILaw provides operational context to the use of both systems and assesses their relationship to #LOAC rules of targeting. lieber.westpoint.edu/gospel-lavende…

No mention of anticipated use by civilians in the article, but the implications for direct participation are apparent. defenseone.com/technology/202…

The Lieber Institute for Law & Warfare just wrapped up its fall workshop at West Point! Thirty-four experts from 10 nations, including the UK, Australia, Japan, and more, gathered to tackle legal issues of multi-domain ops in the Indo-Pacific. #LOAC #IHL

My and colleague Caitlin Chiaramonte’s thoughts on why Yahya Sinwar was not hors de combat.

The recent #Israeli strikes and their surrounding context raise the critical question of the life cycle of #selfdefense situations under IL. W. Casey Biggerstaff explores when it is appropriate to conduct a responding State’s #jusadbellum analysis anew. lieber.westpoint.edu/operation-risi…