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War Torts: Accountability For Autonomous Weapons, Rebecca Crootof

Law Faculty Publications

Unlike conventional weapons or remotely operated drones, autonomous weapon systems can independently select and engage targets. As a result, they may take actions that look like war crimes—the sinking of a cruise ship, the destruction of a village, the downing of a passenger jet—without any individual acting intentionally or recklessly. Absent such willful action, no one can be held criminally liable under existing international law.

Criminal law aims to prohibit certain actions, and individual criminal liability allows for the evaluation of whether someone is guilty of a moral wrong. Given that a successful ban on autonomous weapon systems is unlikely …

The Dance Of Delegitimation: Democratic Government And The Wars On Terror, Philip C. Bobbitt

Faculty Scholarship

It is pretty standard fare to argue that in fighting a successful war on terror, we shall have to compromise some of our values. And while this is not altogether correct, it is certainly more insightful and candid than the claims that really nothing needs to change which the very events of 9/11 and its aftermath decisively refute. Nevertheless, this standard claim is wrong, but because it is wrong in a subtle, habitual way, it takes some analysis to get right.

No Good Options Against Isis Barbarism? Human Shields In 21st Century Conflicts, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

One of the most vexing conundrums of 21st century warfare has been not just the explosive growth in the use of human shields, but the apparent systemization of the tactic, particularly by nonstate actors. In noting the international prohibition, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) defines the practice as the “intentional co-location of military objectives and civilians or persons hors de combat with the specific intent of trying to prevent the targeting of those military objectives.”

Obama's Aumf Legacy, Curtis A. Bradley, Jack Landman Goldsmith

Faculty Scholarship

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Submarine Cables, Cybersecurity And International Law: An Intersectional Analysis, Tara Davenport

Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology

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Loac And Artillery In Urban Areas: The Case Of Gaza 2014, Peter Margulies

Law Faculty Scholarship

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Commentary And Reply, Usawc Parameters

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Winter 2015 Index, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Book Reviews, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Will Army 2025 Be A Military Profession?, Don M. Snider

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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The Utility Of Nuclear Weapons Today: Two Views, José De Arimatéia Da Cruz

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Leave No Soldier Behind? The Legality Of The Bowe Bergdahl Prisoner Swap, Steven M. Maffucci

Buffalo Law Review

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Rethinking America's Grand Strategy: Insights From The Cold War, Hal Brands

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Landpower And American Credibility, Michael Allen Hunzeker, Alexander Lanoszka

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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To Win Wars, Correct The Army's Political Blind Spot, Joseph Roger Clark

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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America's All Volunteer Force: A Success?, Louis G. Yuengert

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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An Interview With David H.Petraeus, General (Usa Retired), Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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From The Editor, Antulio J. Echevarria

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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The 'War' In Russia's 'Hybrid Warfare', Andrew Monaghan

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Right To Act: United States Legal Basis Under The Law Of Armed Conflict To Pursue The Islamic State In Syria, Samantha Arrington Sliney

University of Miami National Security & Armed Conflict Law Review

Shortly after the beginning of the Syrian Civil War, the Islamic terror group ISIS captured the world’s attention with their rapid advance through Iraq and acts of severe brutality. In short order, the group captured large swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria and declared the formation of an Islamic State. With the integrity of Iraq in the balance, the United States committed to taking military action against ISIS but quickly discovered that as pressure was put on ISIS in Iraq they retreated into Syrian lands, where U.S. warplanes could not go.

This article explores the legal justifications for the …