Related Articles for "International Public Law in Action: The Application Phase"
April 2013
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26 Apr 2013
Some Reflections on the Intersection of Law and Ethics in Cyber War
To understand cyber-warfare, Charles Dunlap argues, you first need to explore the relationship between ethics, the law and violence. If you don’t perform this necessary analysis, you’ll probably be caught flat-footed when the next ‘big thing’ in lawfare appears – e.g., cyber-lawfare. More on «Some Reflections on the Intersection of Law and Ethics in Cyber War»
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25 Apr 2013
Lawfare and Targeted Killing
According to Lisa Hajjar, lawfare can have many guises. Today, she describes how American and Israeli officials frequently insist on the ‘lawfulness’ of security policies that actually collide with accepted views of international humanitarian law. More on «Lawfare and Targeted Killing»
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19 Apr 2013
Lawfare and US National Security
The Bush and Obama administrations have largely used Lawfare in defensive ways. This is misguided, argues Orde Kittrie. In his view, if traditional military objectives can be accomplished by instrumentalizing the law, then the United States should use it both offensively and defensively. More on «Lawfare and US National Security»
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19 Apr 2013
On Legal Subterfuge and the So-Called Lawfare Debate
The term ‘Lawfare’ is as contentious and ideologically charged as it is ambiguous and promiscuously applied, or so argue Leila Sadat and Jing Geng. This means that as a concept it has little or no policy-shaping value. More on «On Legal Subterfuge and the So-Called Lawfare Debate»
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18 Apr 2013
Illustrating Illegitimate Lawfare (Part 1)
Lawfare that undermines the good faith application of the laws and customs of war is both illegitimate and untenable, or so argues Mike Newton. Today, he outlines the contours of illegitimate lawfare and provides current examples of its use. More on «Illustrating Illegitimate Lawfare (Part 1)»
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15 Apr 2013
International Law and the New World Order: Redefining Sovereignty
Some analysts complain that international law (IL) has been coopted and even ‘weaponized’ by state and private actors. Whether IL inexorably leads to Lawfare or not, Thomas McShane reminds us that it now competes with state sovereignty as THE organizing principal behind international relations. More on «International Law and the New World Order: Redefining Sovereignty»
March 2013
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