Journal Title
Pace International Law Review
Volume
37
Issue
2
First Page
199
Document Type
Article
Publication Information
2025
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to: (1) review the applicable rule of law as it relates to both the initiation of warfare and the use of armed force in the execution of that warfare; and (2) apply those legal standards to the facts associated with the Israel/Hamas conflict. While this may seem an easy task – to set out unanimity in the international community – it is not. The inability to set bright lines of distinction between aggressors and those acting in self-defense is not just a failure in definition or even understanding, it is a failure to legitimize the long-established rules of behavior designed to curtail the scourge of war and minimize human suffering.
Recommended Citation
Jeffrey F. Addicott, Rightly Dividing Jus Ad Bellum and Jus In Bello in the Israel/Hamas War, 37 Pace Int'l L. Rev. 199 (2025)
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