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Mapping War Crimes In Syria, Beth Van Schaak Jun 2016

Mapping War Crimes In Syria, Beth Van Schaak

International Law Studies

This article maps the range of war crimes being committed in Syria with reference to the applicable treaty and customary international law and prospects for prosecution. It begins by presenting the international legal framework employed to determine when an armed conflict began in Syria, how this conflict is classified under international law and which multilateral treaties and customary rules are operative. This framework underlies the determination of which war crimes can be prosecuted, which tribunals might have jurisdiction and which perpetrators may be made subject to indictment. The article next focuses on some open legal and factual issues around certain …


The Combatant’S Stance: Autonomous Weapons On The Battlefield, Jens David Ohlin Jan 2016

The Combatant’S Stance: Autonomous Weapons On The Battlefield, Jens David Ohlin

International Law Studies

Do Autonomous Weapon Systems (AWS) qualify as moral or rational agents? This paper argues that combatants on the battlefield are required by the demands of behavior interpretation to approach a sophisticated AWS with the “Combatant’s Stance”—the ascription of mental states required to understand the system’s strategic behavior on the battlefield. However, the fact that an AWS must be engaged with the combatant’s stance does not entail that other persons are relieved of criminal or moral responsibility for war crimes committed by autonomous weapons. This article argues that military commanders can and should be held responsible for perpetrating war crimes through …


Talking Foreign Policy: The Iran Nuclear Accord, Paul Williams, Milena Sterio, Avidan Cover, Mike Newton Jan 2016

Talking Foreign Policy: The Iran Nuclear Accord, Paul Williams, Milena Sterio, Avidan Cover, Mike Newton

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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Conflict Classification In Ukraine: The Return Of The “Proxy War”?, Robert Heinsch May 2015

Conflict Classification In Ukraine: The Return Of The “Proxy War”?, Robert Heinsch

International Law Studies

The article examines the exact conditions for classifying an armed conflict under international humanitarian law against the backdrop of the crisis in Ukraine, taking into account the difficult factual situation on the ground and the involvement of the different parties to the conflict. Apart from dealing with the requirements of an international or a non-international armed conflict, it looks again into the specific circumstances for the “internationalization” of an internal armed conflict. In doing so, the author revisits the various approaches found in the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice in its 1986 Nicaragua and 2007 Genocide judgments, as …


Regulating Hostilities In Non-International Armed Conflicts: Thoughts On Bridging The Divide Between The Tadić Aspiration And Conflict Realities, Geoffrey S. Corn May 2015

Regulating Hostilities In Non-International Armed Conflicts: Thoughts On Bridging The Divide Between The Tadić Aspiration And Conflict Realities, Geoffrey S. Corn

International Law Studies

International Humanitarian Law (IHL) evolved to strike a rational balance between the necessity of using combat power to defeat enemy opponents, and the humanitarian interest of mitigating the human suffering resulting from armed conflict. Ironically, however, the “type” of conflict most comprehensively regulated by this law—international or inter-State (IACs)—is not the “type” of armed conflict that has been most notable for producing humanitarian suffering since the end of World War II. Instead, non-international armed conflicts (NIACs)—conflicts between States and organized non-State belligerent groups, or even between multiple non-State belligerent groups—have been notorious for their brutality, indifference towards humanitarian restraint, and …


Seeking International Criminal Justice In Syria, Annika Jones Dec 2013

Seeking International Criminal Justice In Syria, Annika Jones

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Belligerent Targeting And The Invalidity Of A Least Harmful Means Rule, Geoffrey S. Corn, Laurie R. Blank, Chris Jenks, Eric Talbot Jensen Dec 2013

Belligerent Targeting And The Invalidity Of A Least Harmful Means Rule, Geoffrey S. Corn, Laurie R. Blank, Chris Jenks, Eric Talbot Jensen

International Law Studies

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The Seizure Of Abu Anas Al-Libi: An International Law Assessment, Gordon Modarai, David O'Connell, Timothy Kelly, James Farrant Dec 2013

The Seizure Of Abu Anas Al-Libi: An International Law Assessment, Gordon Modarai, David O'Connell, Timothy Kelly, James Farrant

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Panel Iv: Challenges To Proving Cases Of Torture Before The Committee Against Torture, Juan E. Mendez Jan 2013

Panel Iv: Challenges To Proving Cases Of Torture Before The Committee Against Torture, Juan E. Mendez

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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International Enforcement In Non-International Armed Conflict: Searching For Synergy Among Legal Regimes In The Case Of Libya, John Cerone Aug 2012

International Enforcement In Non-International Armed Conflict: Searching For Synergy Among Legal Regimes In The Case Of Libya, John Cerone

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Low-Intensity Computer Network Attack And Self-Defense, Sean Watts Aug 2011

Low-Intensity Computer Network Attack And Self-Defense, Sean Watts

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Use Of Unmanned Systems To Combat Terrorism, Raul A. "Pete" Pedrozo Aug 2011

Use Of Unmanned Systems To Combat Terrorism, Raul A. "Pete" Pedrozo

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Law Of Armed Conflict In Asymmetric Urban Armed Conflict, David E. Graham Aug 2011

The Law Of Armed Conflict In Asymmetric Urban Armed Conflict, David E. Graham

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Xvi Litigating How We Fight, Ashley S. Deeks Aug 2011

Xvi Litigating How We Fight, Ashley S. Deeks

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Regime Change And The Restoration Of The Rule Of Law In Iraq, Raid Juhi Al-Saedi Dec 2010

Regime Change And The Restoration Of The Rule Of Law In Iraq, Raid Juhi Al-Saedi

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Occupation In Iraq: Issues On The Periphery And For The Future: A Rubik's Cube Problem?, George K. Walker Dec 2010

Occupation In Iraq: Issues On The Periphery And For The Future: A Rubik's Cube Problem?, George K. Walker

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Rule Of Law Capacity Building In Iraq, Richard Pregent Dec 2010

Rule Of Law Capacity Building In Iraq, Richard Pregent

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Dark Sides Of Convergence: A Pro-Civilian Critique Of The Extraterritorial Application Of Human Rights Law In Armed Conflict, Naz K. Modirzadeh Dec 2010

The Dark Sides Of Convergence: A Pro-Civilian Critique Of The Extraterritorial Application Of Human Rights Law In Armed Conflict, Naz K. Modirzadeh

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Concluding Observations: The Influence Of The Conflict In Iraq On International Law, Yoram Dinstein Dec 2010

Concluding Observations: The Influence Of The Conflict In Iraq On International Law, Yoram Dinstein

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The International Legality Of Us Military Cross-Border Operations From Afghanistan Into Pakistan, Sean D. Murphy Aug 2009

The International Legality Of Us Military Cross-Border Operations From Afghanistan Into Pakistan, Sean D. Murphy

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Making The Case For Conflict Bifurcation In Afghanistan: Transnational Armed Conflict, Al Qaida, And The Limits Of Associated Militia Concept, Geoffrey S. Corn Aug 2009

Making The Case For Conflict Bifurcation In Afghanistan: Transnational Armed Conflict, Al Qaida, And The Limits Of Associated Militia Concept, Geoffrey S. Corn

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Law Of War Issues In Ground Hostilities In Afghanistan, Gary D. Solis Aug 2009

Law Of War Issues In Ground Hostilities In Afghanistan, Gary D. Solis

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Jus Ad Pacem In Bello? Afghanistan, Stability Operations, And The International Law Relating To Armed Conflicts, David Turns Aug 2009

Jus Ad Pacem In Bello? Afghanistan, Stability Operations, And The International Law Relating To Armed Conflicts, David Turns

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


International Legal Dynamics And The Design Of Feasible Missions: The Case Of Afghanistan, W. Michael Reisman Aug 2009

International Legal Dynamics And The Design Of Feasible Missions: The Case Of Afghanistan, W. Michael Reisman

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Much Ado About Non-State Actors: The Vanishing Relevance Of State Affiliation In International Criminal Law, John Cerone Mar 2009

Much Ado About Non-State Actors: The Vanishing Relevance Of State Affiliation In International Criminal Law, John Cerone

San Diego International Law Journal

Much has been made recently of the deficiencies of international law in grappling with violence perpetrated by non-state actors. From transnational terrorist networks to private security contractors (PSCs), organizations that are not officially part of the apparatus of any state are increasingly engaged in protracted episodes of intense violence, giving rise to questions of accountability under international law. Does international law provide rules applicable to such conduct? While the repression of crime, especially that perpetrated by non-state actors, has traditionally been left to the internal law of states, most international jurists will point to the ancient rules of international law …


The Treatment Of Detainees And The "Global War On Terror": Selected Legal Issues, David Turns Aug 2008

The Treatment Of Detainees And The "Global War On Terror": Selected Legal Issues, David Turns

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Coaltion Operations: A Canadian Perspective, Kenneth W. Watkin Aug 2008

Coaltion Operations: A Canadian Perspective, Kenneth W. Watkin

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Full Volume 84: International Law And Military Operations (2008) Aug 2008

Full Volume 84: International Law And Military Operations (2008)

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Starting From Here, Ashley R. Deeks Aug 2008

Starting From Here, Ashley R. Deeks

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Shrinking The Space For Denial: The Impact Of The Icty In Serbia, Diane Orentlicher May 2008

Shrinking The Space For Denial: The Impact Of The Icty In Serbia, Diane Orentlicher

Research Reports & White Papers

This groundbreaking report published by the Open Society Justice Initiative examines the impact in Serbia of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Shrinking the Space for Denial: The Impact of the ICTY in Serbia is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the court's impact in a country directly affected by its work. The report by Diane Orentlicher, professor of international law at American University's Washington College of Law and special counsel to the Justice Initiative, is published in conjunction with the 15th anniversary of the ICTY's founding. The 134-page report provides a detailed look at the …