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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UN: The United Nations · 23 September 2024 English

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anniversary of the Geneva Conventions on the law of war held on 26 August in Switzerland, saw fit to


NYU: New York University · 18 September 2024 English

questions related to the obligations of the attacker under the law of armed conflict. The post Law of War Questions Raised by Exploding Pagers in Lebanon appeared first on Just Security.

org/100193/law-war-exploding-pagers-lebanon/">Law of War Questions Raised by Exploding Pagers in Lebanon</a>


CNA: Center for Naval Analyses · 3 September 2024 English

learning to find effective ways to mitigate harm to civilians and to respond to that harm, US efforts to In the introduction to the CHMR-AP, Secretary Austin mitigate civilian harm …

objectives under documentation about the incident. the law of war resulting from military operations during the


Brookings Institution · 30 August 2024 English

Since 2019, the Brookings Institution and the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University (Tsinghua CISS) have convened teams of national security technology experts from the United States …

validation reviews the targetʼs compliance with law of war and [rules of engagement] ROE and ensures that


JINSA: Jewish Institute for National Security of America · 28 August 2024 English

civilians, and ample evidence that they are properly investigating and responding to all allegations of law of war violations, indicate that the IDF operations in Gaza were not simply a visceral response to the

investigating and responding to all allegations of law of war violations, indicate that the IDF operations


AALCO: Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization · 13 August 2024 English

The sectoral conventions focus on specific aspects of terrorism, such as the 1963 Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, the 1970 Convention for the Suppression …

Rapporteur 17 V. INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND THE LAW OF WAR 19 A. Jus ad bellum 19 B. Jus in bello 22 VI expression. V. INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND THE LAW OF WAR A. Jus ad bellum 52. Jus ad bellum refers to international law and in various treaties relating to the law of war. The principal sources of international humanitarian


AALCO: Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization · 8 August 2024 English

Further, a mandate was also provided to the AALCO Secretariat to prepare a “Special Study” on the recent US action recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the illegality …

entirely released from its obligations under the law of war and bore obligations under the Convention on


MP-IDSA: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses · 8 August 2024 English

Abadicio highlighted the use of AI by the Chinese military, demonstrating the disruptive and unpredictable character of the technology.8 AI is changing the rules of the game and China seems …

by Kristen Eichensehr who observes that most law-of-war principles apply mostly to newly developing technologies existing codifications, is the source of the law of war. To support the conduct of a government attorney


CIGS: Canon Institute for Global Studies · 7 August 2024 English

Reception of Modern European International Law 4 : Passive Acceptance of International Law In the period of Japan’s reception of modern European international law, the salient feature was the passive …

humane. This was entirely in accordance with the law of war.28 At the same time, however, the Russo-Japanese


RAND Corporation · 31 July 2024 English

This report describes how non-lethal weapons (NLWs) can be used in diverse strategic and operational contexts by drawing on insights from psychology and group dynamics. Effective NLW usage is illustrated …

Department of Defense, Department of Defense Law of War Manual, updated May 2016, pp. 411–412. 12 DoD


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