Proportionality is a key component in determining the legality of an act of war. It is not merely a question, lawyers said, of fairly balancing the death tolls on either side of a conflict’s ledger.

Last, a note about another rule of proportionality. The international law governing when states may use force in self-defense (the jus ad bellum) also has a requirement of proportionality, but it ...

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In a companion article [JURIST commentary] appearing in JURIST, I showed that the actions undertaken by the Israel navy against the flotilla of vessels bound for Gaza on May 31, 2010, were conducted ...

The modern doctrine of proportionality appears as a law of war conA,A!cept in the 1907 Hague Conventions wherein belligerents are forbidden to seize or destroy enemy property unless "imperatively ...

The proportionality argument against Israel's response to terrorism ... Douglas illustrated the absurdity of touting this law-of-war principle as if it meant that Israel should limit itself ...

Over the past decade, proportionality has become a defining feature of federal discovery practice, particularly in the context of electronically stored information (ESI). The 2015 amendments to ...

A UN-mandated fact-finding mission highlighted potential violations of international humanitarian law by Israel, following ...

A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday that some of Israel's strikes on Iran may have broken ...

In an article for the Cornell Law Review, Michael Bonafede traced the evolution of proportionality and found “the doctrine of proportionality — the notion that a state may not respond to a use ...

Proportionality under international law isn’t based off numbers alone, says senior US official. By Jacob Magid. Follow. You will receive email alerts from this author.

Applying the principle of proportionality to preservation of electronically stored information (ESI) is gaining traction, as witnessed by recent court opinions, thought leadership and even ...