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,...
This is the second installment of our mini-forum on the U.S. decision to furnish Ukraine with cluster munitions. Your can find the first installment by Butch Bracknell here, and he expertly addresses the potential...
Given the controversial decision by the Administration to furnish cluster munitions to Ukraine, Lawfire® will host a mini forum on this multifaceted issue. In this installment we hear from Robert “Butch” Bracknell who will...
One of the highlights of the 28th Annual National Security Law Conference was the terrific “fireside chat’ with Ambassador John J. Sullivan, the former US deputy secretary of state and former US ambassador to...
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...
It is a truism that everyone wants perpetrators of war crimes held accountable, and no one debates that victims of these terrible offenses deserve justice. That said, to what extent are U.S. courts the...
On Veterans Day, I had the privilege of participating on a panel entitled “The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and International Law, Order, and Security” at the 2022 National Lawyers Convention presented by the Federalist...
Since Russia’s grotesquely illegal invasion of Ukraine last February, experts have detailed the failures, incompetence, and savagery of its military. In that context, consider this disturbing new report from CNBC: “Since Oct. 10, Russia...
Can a person identified as a journalist or political commentator who nevertheless spreads hateful propaganda and disinformation be legally targeted in war? That is one of many questions to be considered following the recent...
Today’s guest post is by Army judge advocate LTC Alex Kostin (writing in his personal capacity). He argues for accountability for the atrocities allegedly committed in Ukraine by the Russian military company, the Wagner...
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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