Laurie R. Blank

Publications

• New Treaty Law on Autonomous Weapons? An Opportunity to Reframe the Discourse
  57 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 223 (2025) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2025
• The Law of Armed Conflict – in the Dark
  26 CHI. J. INT'L L. (2025) · Chicago Journal of International Law · 2025
• The Use of Force to Prevent Recurrence of Conflict: Where Are the Limits of Self-Defense?
  86 BROOK. L. REV. (2020) · Brooklyn Law Review · 2020
• Irreconcilable Differences: The Thresholds for Armed Attack and International Armed Conflict
  96 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 249 (2020) · Notre Dame Law Review · 2020

• Examining the Role of Law of War Training in International Criminal Accountability
  2017 UTAH L. REV. (2017) · Utah Law Review · 2017
• Panel III: Transnational Tensions and National Security: Immigration, Domestic Terrorism, and Cross-Border Security
  Emory Law Journal · 2016
• Identifying The Start of Conflict: Conflict Recognition, Operational Realities and Accountability in the Post-9/11 World
  36 MICH. J. INT'L L. 467 (2015) · Michigan Journal of International Law · 2015
• Rules of Engagement and Legal Frameworks for Multinational Counter-Piracy Operations
  46 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 397 (2014) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2014
• Extending Positive Identification from Persons to Places: Terrorism, Armed Conflict, and the Identification of Military Objectives
  2013 UTAH L. REV. (2013) · Utah Law Review · 2013
• Losing the Forest for the Trees: Syria, Law, and the Pragmatics of Conflict Recognition
  46 VAND. J. TRANSNAT'L L. 693 (2013) · Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law · 2013
• Presidential Foreign Policy: An Opportunity for International Law Education
  45 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 101 (2012) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2012
• Complex Legal Frameworks and Complex Operational Challenges: Navigating the Applicable Law Across the Continuum of Military Operations
  26 EMORY INT'L L. REV. 87 (2012) · Emory International Law Review · 2012
• Tribute
  61 EMORY L.J. 1029 (2012) · Emory Law Journal · 2012
• Targeted Strikes: The Consequences of Blurring the Armed Conflict and Self-Defense Justifications
  38 WM. MITCHELL L. REV. (2012) · William Mitchell Law Review · 2012
• The Consequences of a "War" Paradigm for Counterterrorism: What Impact on Basic Rights and Values?
  46 GA. L. REV. (2012) · Georgia Law Review · 2012
• A New Twist on an Old Story: Lawfare and the Mixing of Proportionalities
  43 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 707 (2011) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2011
• Understanding When and How Domestic Courts Apply IHL
  44 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 205 (2011) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2011
• Principles of Counter-Terrorism Law
  25 EMORY INT'L L. REV. 771 (2011) · Emory International Law Review · 2011
• Characterizing US Operations in Pakistan: Is the United States Engaged In An Armed Conflict?
  34 FORDHAM INT'L L.J. 151 (2011) · Fordham International Law Journal · 2011
• Defining the Battlefield in Contemporary Conflict and Counterterrorism: Understanding the Parameters of the Zone of Combat
  39 GA. J. INT'L & COMP. L. 1 (2011) · Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law · 2011
• Finding Facts but Missing the Law: The Goldstone Report, Gaza and Lawfare
  43 CASE W. RES. J. INT'L L. 279 (2010) · Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law · 2010