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Has the way the law evolved since 9/11 been an unqualified good? Some might think so. Undoubtedly, there have been many positive developments in international law in general, and the international law of armed conflict (ILOAC) in specific. Certainly those disposed towards the peaceful resolution of disputes and the efficacy of international law are heartened by recent studies that show, rather counterintuitively, that violence, and especially interstate violence, is actually declining.
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This essay will use the term “international law of armed conflict” (ILOAC) in lieu of the appellations “law of war” (LOAC) and “international humanitarian law” (IHL), both of which are, in this writer’s view, too inexact and subject to misinterpretation. “Law of war” inevitably involves thorny questions of “what is ‘war’?” variety even in situations where discussants agree that there is an “armed conflict.” Like many Americans, this writer views the term “international humanitarian law” as one that dangerously seems to suggest that conflicts can somehow be made more humane that reality would permit. What is more is that it can too easily be conflated with “international human rights law” which is, of course, a very distinct legal regime.
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Goldstein 2011.
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Dunlap 2001.
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Dunlap 2010.
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Kudo 2012.
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Reisman and Antoniou 1994, p. xxiv.
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DoD 2009 .
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Associated Press 2007.
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Constable 2008, p. A12.
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Goldstone 2011.
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Alston 2010, p. 25.
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Reuters 2011.
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United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan 2011.
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Moore forthcoming 2012.
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Shanker 2008.
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Air Force 2009.
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Shanker 2008 .
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Winik 2003.
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Rapp and Koh 2010.
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Department of State 2003.
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Savage 2012.
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Associated Press 2008.
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Perry 2008.
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Chivers 2012.
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Grillo 2011.
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Pomfret 1999, p. A-1.
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DoD 2011.
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Dunlap, C.J. (2012). The Mottled Legacy of 9/11: A Few Reflections on the Evolution of the International Law of Armed Conflict. In: Schmitt, M., Arimatsu, L. (eds) Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2011 - Volume 14. Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, vol 14. T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, The Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-855-2_17
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