International law has long sought…with only mixed success…to protect cultural objects from the dangers of wars and other armed conflicts. Today this issue has become even more complex though the emergence of various digitization...
Today Duke Law 3L Anighya Crocker takes on a very timely topic: the scope of the President’s emergency powers and the role Congress can–and should–have in scoping these authorities while not hampering the Executive’s...
Mexican drug cartels present a deadly threat to thousands Americans by trafficking fentanyl and other lethal poisons into the U.S. A number of steps have been taken against the cartels, but should the U.S.....
One of the grimmest aspects of recent conflicts has been the proliferation hostage-taking. While this unconscionable tactic has been part of warfare since virtually the beginning of armed conflict, it has taken on new...
With tens of thousands of Americans being killed each year by illegal drugs, some respected authorities have suggested using military force against the Mexican drug cartels pouring their deadly poison into the U.S.. While...
Do you know what “hybrid war” means? Does international law consider it “war” or “peace”? How should the law assess it? Does it matter? In “Mind the Gap? Jus ad Bellum and Jus in...
Today’s post is by Andrew Parco, the first student from the University of North Carolina School of Law selected to participate in the LENS Essay Series. I met Andrew when he took my course...
Lawfire® readers who have been following the war between Hamas and Israel may have read media reports about how cryptocurrency has played a role in financing Hamas (as well as the Palestinian Islamic Jihad...
Could using a cell phone get a civilian lawfully targeted in war? Maybe. The Ukraine conflict has seen many uses of technology–new and old–that are relevant not only with respect to the current fighting,...
Do you know what “doxing” (sometimes spelled “doxxing”) is? Do you understand how it might be used in wartime? How should the law of armed conflict treat it? The latest installment of the LENS...
Charles J. Dunlap Jr., the former deputy judge advocate general of the United States Air Force, joined the Duke Law faculty in July 2010 where he is a professor of the practice of law and Executive Director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security.
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