U.S. Group, International Society for Military Law and the Law of War

Readers of Global Military Jusrtice Reform who are not yet members of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War will want (in addition to joining the Society) to read this communiqué from Prof. Eric Talbot Jensen, President of the Society's U.S. Group:

Dear Colleague,

I am grateful to have you as a member of the US Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War!

I wanted to let you know about some exciting events we have coming up for members of the US Group.

First, our parent organization is hosting a conference in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. from December 10th-13th. You can find info on that conference at https://www.ismllw.org/. It should be a great event and an opportunity to meet people from across the globe who are interested in similar issues.

We also have several other events scheduled for the next few months. On November 22th at noon (EST), we have been invited to join our sister Canadian Group of the Society for a presentation by Allen Weiner (Stanford Law School) on humanitarian notification (Zoom Meeting ID: 253 027 085 932; Passcode: mVdfyx). Next, on December 6th at noon (EST) we will sponsor an event on Multinational Perspectives on the Law of Armed Conflict Issues That Confront the New US Administration, which will include voices from the US and its Allies (Zoom Meeting https://byu.zoom.us/j/8014222159; Password – 4LNuNW). Following on January 16th, another panel will discuss the new Virginia-Georgetown Manual Concerning the Use of Force Under International Law: Rules and Commentaries on Jus as Bellum (info to follow). Thereafter we will host a major announcement from the Lieber Institute for Law and Warfare at West Point.

Additionally, we have partnered with the American Society of International Law’s Lieber Society to allow you to interact with likeminded individuals in the international law community as either a mentor or a mentee to build a community of friends and colleagues with similar interests. If you are interested in being involved in this program, particularly as a mentor, please reach out to Laurie Blank at LBLANK@emory.edu.

Finally, if you know of events that are coming up, particularly if they are events that you are sponsoring or involved in, please let us know so we can inform the Group members.

Thanks again for your involvement and we look forward to your continuing involvement in the US Group.

Eric Talbot Jensen