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Abstract
Few areas of international law are as consequential as the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC). At its very core, it entails an endeavor to regulate death and destruction both for those who participate in a conflict and for those who are simply affected by the conflict.
LOAC is also of continued relevance. The number of armed conflicts around the world does not seem to be on the wane, and thus there is no shortage of situations in which LOAC remains applicable.
Just as the law retains its consequence and relevance, the study of LOAC retains its importance. Old questions warrant revisiting, as the nature of conflicts change, new treaties are adopted, and the law continues on its path of development and interpretation. New questions also arise--as contemporary armed conflicts provide complexities that have not always been present in past conflicts--from conflict classification to the individual weapon in the hands of the infantryman.
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Ben Wahlhaus Major, International Law Department and Hannah Lidicker Editor in Chief,
Special Issue: The Law of Armed Conflict,
51 Vanderbilt Law Review
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(2021)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vjtl/vol51/iss3/1