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Lieber Institute West Point

The Lieber Institute for Law & Land Warfare at West Point seeks to foster a deeper understanding of the complex and evolving relationship between law and warfare.

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lieber.westpoint.edu > identifying-niac-series-geography-war-nature-ihl

Identifying NIAC Series - The Geography of War and the Nature of IHL

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (251+ words) Editors’ note: This post appears as an entry in a series examining Dr Nathan Derejko’s book, Identifying Non-International Armed Conflict published by Cambridge University Press. The series features alternating posts with our friends at Armed Groups and International Law. The…...

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lieber.westpoint.edu > classifying-battlefield-actors-niac-another-view-old-conundrum

Identifying NIAC Series - Classifying Battlefield Actors in NIAC: Another View on an Old Conundrum

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (182+ words) Editors’ note: This post appears as an entry in a series examining Dr Nathan Derejko’s book, Identifying Non-International Armed Conflict published by Cambridge University Press. The series features alternating posts with our friends at Armed Groups and International Law. The…...

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lieber.westpoint.edu > concept-non-international-armed-conflict-towards-singular-definition-niacs

Identifying NIAC Series??? The Concept of Non-International Armed Conflict??? Towards a singular definition of NIACs?

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (108+ words) The following post by Gloria Gaggioli focuses on the question of a single definition of NIACs (as opposed to the separation between CA3 NIACs and APII NIACs). The post was published on Armed Groups and International Law as part of the…...

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lieber.westpoint.edu > identifying-niac-series-introduction-armed-violence-armed-conflict

Identifying NIAC Series??? Introduction: From Armed Violence to Armed Conflict

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (511+ words) This introductory post serves a modest purpose: to offer insight into the historical evolution of the book, outline the core motivations driving the research along the way, and summarize its overarching objectives and structure. Several overarching motivations informed the research…...

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lieber.westpoint.edu > killings-prisoners-war-refusal-quarter-present-past

Killings of Prisoners of War and Refusal of Quarter??? Present and Past

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (400+ words) 1. A person who is recognized or who, in the circumstances, should be recognized to be hors de combat shall not be made the object of attack. 2. A person is hors de combat if: (a) he is in the power of an…...

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lieber.westpoint.edu > beyond-nuclear-does-russias-reported-anti-starlink-weapon-breach-outer-space-treaty

Beyond Nuclear: Does Russia???s Reported Anti-Starlink Weapon Breach the Outer Space Treaty?

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (451+ words) Before turning to a legal analysis, it is important to outline whether a zone-effect weapon is functionally comparable to a nuclear weapon in the space environment. While the two technologies differ, outer space presents a unique operating environment in which…...