Non-international Armed Conflict

Did the Sept. 2 strike on suspected drug traffickers using an unmarked aircraft violate the prohibition on perfidy, or other LOAC rules, had there been an armed conflict?

Expert FAQ on the U.S. military operations against Venezuela, high seas boat strikes, seizure of vessels and more.

Experts examine the international law basis of the U.S. boarding and seizure of a vessel carrying Venezuelan crude.

Detailing how, under different scenarios, international law and U.S. past practices apply to Sept. 2 boat strike on survivors.

A list of questions that should be answered by U.S. government officials regarding the lethal campaign against suspected drug trafficking individuals, groups, and vessels.

The two determinations are mutually exclusive; it is legally impossible to maintain both simultaneously.

The U.S. operations conducted to date against suspected members of drug cartels stretch the applicable international law rules and their interpretation beyond recognition.

The Trump administration’s “armed conflict” justification, however, is groundless.

The Pre-Trial Chamber's classification of armed conflicts in Gaza and its implications for the Court's jurisdiction.

Using amnesties, trials, and “parole boards” for detainees in northeast Syria would be consistent with the requirements of international law.

International law must better understand and account for the realities of civilian life in territory under armed group control.

"The classification of different armed conflicts in the report is not a simple interpretation of the relevant rules, but an interpretive choice."