Law of War

The law of war is the component of international law that regulates the conditions for war (jus ad bellum) and the conduct of warring parties (jus in bello). Laws of war define sovereignty and nationhood, states and territories, occupation, and other critical terms of international law. Among other issues, modern laws of war address the declarations of war, acceptance of surrender and the treatment of prisoners of war; military necessity, along with distinction and proportionality; and the prohibition of certain weapons that may cause unnecessary suffering.The law of war is considered distinct from other bodies of law—such as the domestic …

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Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention · 29 March 2024 English

of the Convention on the Prevention and Artsakh Punishment of the Crime of Genocide:“[d]eliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole …

5). RFA - Israel: Update 1. rewriting of the law of war. Just Security. P A G E 3 7 L E M K I N I N S the-law-of-war https://www.lemkininstitute.com/single-post/israel-s-rewriting-of-the-law-of-war https://www lemkininstitute.com/single-post/israel-s-rewriting-of-the-law-of-war https://www.lemkininstitute.com/statements-n


CIEL: Center for International Environmental Law · 26 March 2024 English

The first memo examines the body of international law applicable to the questions before the Court, and demonstrates that multiple sources of law define the scope of State duties in …

Grotius, De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libris Tres (Law of War and Peace), Ch. 16 (Knud Haakonssen eds.,Natural


CIEL: Center for International Environmental Law · 26 March 2024 English

The climate agreements are neither the origin of the legal obligations of States to act in the face of the climate emergency, nor the final word on the extent of …

Grotius, De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libris Tres (Law of War and Peace), Ch. 16 (Knud Haakonssen eds.,Natural


JIIA: Japan Institute of International Affairs · 21 March 2024 English

He served in the 15th Independent Garrison in North Sumatra in 1943 with the 57th independent infantry battalion and was stationed in Aceh as the commander of the 1st Company …

effort of consideration as looking for “a new law of war.” Ibid., 289. 52 There are many works on this Department of Defense, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAW OF WAR MANUAL, June 2015 (Updated December 2016), https://dod cited at supra n. 70, see Robert W. Tucker, “The Law of War and Neutrality at Sea,” International Law Studies


FPRI: Foreign Policy Research Institute · 5 March 2024 English

Bottom Line International Humanitarian Law, generally called the Law of Armed Conflict in the United States, applies to the current fighting in Gaza. These core principles are outlined in the …


NYU: New York University · 3 March 2024 English

de-escalation • Disinformation • Autocracy - Democracy Protection • Trump trials • Immigration • DoD Law of War Manual • African Union / Civilian harm • Counterterrorism financing reform • United Nations The

Protection • Trump trials • Immigration • DoD Law of War Manual • African Union / Civilian harm • Counterterrorism


Public Citizen · 28 February 2024 English

In June, the DOD issued its “Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy.” The subtitle of the document is “Accelerating Decision Advantage,” which highlights the core message of the strategy: …

comply with the DOD’s responsible AI policies, the law of war, applicable treaties and weapons safety rules


NYU: New York University · 13 February 2024 English

of international humanitarian law violations. The post Not Reassuring: NSM-20 and the Limits of Law-of-War Assurances in the Transfer of U.S. Arms appeared first on Just Security.

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ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 12 February 2024 English

Introduction Modern warfare has continuously evolved, with technological advancements shaping its conduct. Critical technologies like cyberspace and artificial intelligence (AI) are making new warfighting tools available, even as traditional ones …

and non-combatants more difficult, a critical law-of-war issue (28). For example, Germany only allowed be unwilling to use a weapon with significant law-of-war concerns. Although states may still develop


NYU: New York University · 11 February 2024 English

military • U.S. foreign policy: Western Balkans• Series: Rights of older populations in conflict • DoD Law of War Manual • Biden classified docs (Hur report) • Trump trials • Podcast: Political prisoners / Russia

Rights of older populations in conflict • DoD Law of War Manual • Biden classified docs (Hur report) •


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