The War Lawyers: The United States, Israel and Juridical Warfare

With author Dr Craig Jones, Lecturer in Political Geography, Newcastle University and Alex Snowdon, Newcastle Stop the War

Wednesday 10 February 6:00-7:30PM on Zoom. Registration Required.

Sponsored by Stop the War Newcastle and Newcastle University Politics, Space, and Power Research Cluster.

In this online event Alex Snowdon will open with a talk on the geopoltics of the ongoing War on Terror and the Stop the War movement, setting the context for Craig Jones' newly published book, The War Lawyers.

Craig will then present his monograph that examines the laws of war interpreted and applied by military lawyers to aerial targeting operations carried out by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Israel military in Gaza.

Drawing on interviews with military lawyers and others, Craig explains why some lawyers became integrated in the chain of command whereby military targets are identified and attacked, whether by manned aircraft, drones and/or ground forces, and with what results. Craig’s research shows just how important law and war lawyers have become in the conduct of contemporary warfare, and how it is understood. Jones argues that circulations of law and policy between the US and Israel have expanded the scope of what constitutes a legitimate military target, contending that the involvement of war lawyers in targeting operations not only constrains military violence, but also enables, legitimises, and sometimes even extends it.

An audience Q&A and discussion will follow.

Please register for the event and a Zoom invite will be sent to you at 4pm on the day of the event. You will need to register and download Zoom onto your device to attend.

Discount copies of The War Lawyers are available from: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-war-lawyers-9780198842927?cc=gb⟨=en& (enter: ALAUTHC4 for 30% off)