In January of 2022, Secretary of Defense (SecDef) Lloyd Austin announced that he was directing the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop a Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP). In August of...
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,...
In the first update of its Law of War (LoW) Manual since 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD) reversed itself on a key interpretation of international law. This post contends that while it may...
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...
Do you know what generative artificial intelligence (AI) is? Do you know how its use in future conflicts could, among other things, super-empower propaganda? Today’s post can help to answer those questions and more....
Today’s guest post by my friend Professor Geoff Corn could not be more timely. He addresses the legal dimension of the U.S.’ strikes following the latest attacks from groups affiliated with Iran against U.S....
This edition of the videos from Duke’s 28th Annual National Security Law Conference addresses one of the most important topics in international law today: “The Russo-Ukraine Conflict and the Law of War“ Moderated by...
Today’s post is Part 2 of Dave Graham’s review of West Point’s Lieber Institute’s excellent new work,“The Future Law of Armed Conflict.” As I said in introducing Part 1, given the prestigious authors involved...
Today begins our posting of material from our just-completed 28th Annual National Security Law Conference, and–wow–we are really starting the process the right way with the text of the fantastic address by Lt Gen...
I’m pleased to announce that registration is now open for Duke’s 28th Annual National Security Law Conference presented by Duke Law’s Center on Law, Ethics and National Security (LENS). Because seats are very limited, please...
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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