The U.S. Department of Defense Law of War Manual ("Manual") has sparked debate on U.S. interpretation of core duties under international humanitarian law ("IHL"Margulies, Peter
customary lawDOD Manualdum-dumexpanding bullethuman rightThis article focuses primarily on several egregious errors and manifest misconceptions contained in portions of Part I of the 2015 Department of Defense Law ofdoi:10.2139/ssrn.2712004Paust, Jordan J...
STATUS (Law)CUSTOMARY lawThe third edition of the United States (US) Department of Defense Law of War Manual, updated in December 2016 (2015 DoD Manual) states that "[u]nder customary international law, no legal presumption of civilian status exists for persons or objects". The 2015 Manual ...