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Potential Israeli Defense Forces combat mission in Lebanon brings concerns about LOAC implementation

In an opinion for the Lieber Institute at West Point coauthored with Tyler Smotherman, CERL Advisory Board Member Geoff Corn discusses the likelihood of an Israeli combat operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and how to ensure compliance with law of armed conflict (LOAC) implementation in Israeli Defense Forces maneuvers.

Geoffrey S. Corn is the George R. Killam, Jr. Chair of Criminal Law and Director of the Center for Military Law and Policy, Texas Tech University School of Law and a Distinguished Fellow with the Gemunder Center for Defense Strategy (part of the Jewish Institute for National Security in America). A retired U.S. Army Judge Advocate Officer, he served as the Army’s senior law of war advisor. He is also a member of the CERL Advisory Council. Read his bio here.

The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of any organization or university.

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