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Ep 98: Matthew Waxman on the Israel, Hamas, and the Law of Armed Conflict
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Nov 14, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Matthew Waxman, Liviu Librescu Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, joins the show to talk about what’s lawful on the battlefield, what’s not, and how the laws of war apply to Israel and Hamas.
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• 01:49 Introduction
• 02:25 What is the law of war?
• 05:05 How does it all work?
• 08:15 What does it matter?
• 11:06 A rule of law society
• 12:16 10/7
• 15:14 Military necessity vs humanitarian interest
• 19:54 Bright line rules
• 25:23 Reasonableness
• 28:07 Sieges
• 32:30 Weaponizing the law
• 36:34 Perverse incentives
• 39:09 How does the law evolve?
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Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack
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Times
• 01:49 Introduction
• 02:25 What is the law of war?
• 05:05 How does it all work?
• 08:15 What does it matter?
• 11:06 A rule of law society
• 12:16 10/7
• 15:14 Military necessity vs humanitarian interest
• 19:54 Bright line rules
• 25:23 Reasonableness
• 28:07 Sieges
• 32:30 Weaponizing the law
• 36:34 Perverse incentives
• 39:09 How does the law evolve?
Follow along on Instagram
Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack
Released:
Nov 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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