Abstract
Current military campaigns are not waged solely on the physical battlefield, but in multiple other arenas. One such arena is lawfare: legal activity that supports, undermines, or substitutes for other types of warfare. In today’s law-rich environment, with an abundance of legal rules and legal fora, strategists must evaluate the full scope of possible legal argumentation. Lawfare can substitute for warfare where it provides a means to compel specified behavior with fewer costs than kinetic warfare, or even in cases where kinetic warfare would be ineffective. As a result, lawfare can be strategically integrated into military command structures to bring about desired outcomes.
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Metadata
- Subject
International Law
Law and Society
Military, War, and Peace
- Journal title
Boston College International and Comparative Law Review
- Volume
39
- Issue
2
- Pagination
267
- Date submitted
8 September 2022