These rules have developed over centuries as states sought to regulate the conduct of conflict at sea while still allowing navies to operate effectively.
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Members of the military take an oath before service, but it’s to the Constitution, not a specific person. West Point professors explain how young officers learn the importance of their allegiance.
The investigation could amount to new evidence of alleged war crimes, but a new law protects the government from legal action.
President Joe Biden is deploying 3,000 troops to support NATO in Eastern Europe. By doing so, Biden enters both a regional conflict and tangled legal territory.
Military lawyers told me how they must make split-second decisions that weigh military variables against real human lives.
The US military can exempt from service those who are religiously or morally opposed to violence. But conscientious objector status won’t help soldiers who disagree with specific lawful orders.
There is a long line of military heroes who had the moral courage not to follow immoral orders. In the days ahead, some may have to consider what exactly their oath to the Constitution requires.
No ‘blue wall of silence:’ A military lawyer explains why the US armed forces take accountability and justice seriously.
India, China, the United States and Russia can now precisely target objects in space. But we currently lack appropriate rules and regulations to deal with space weapons.
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