Shane Reeves

United States Military Academy, West Point

600 Thayer Rd

West Point, NY 10996

United States

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Scholarly Papers (32)

1.

A Broad Overview of the Law of Armed Conflict in the Age of Terror

The Fundamentals of Counterterrorism Law 139-161 (Lynne Zusman ed.) 2014
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 Jan 2014
Shane Reeves and David Lai
United States Military Academy, West Point and Independent
Downloads 994 (50,106)

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terrorism, law of war, law of armed conflict, human rights, international humanitarian law, military necessity, proportionality, distinction, unnecessary suffering, jus in bello, jus ad bellum, combatants, combatant immunity, international armed conflict, asymmetric warfare

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To Russia with Love: How Moral Arguments for a Humanitarian Intervention in Syria Opened the Door for an Invasion of the Ukraine

23 Mich. St. Int'l L. Rev. 199 (2015)
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 30 Jan 2017
Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 766 (71,452)

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Russia, Syria, Humanitarian Intervention, Ukraine, International Law, R2P, Military Force, Moral Judgments

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Are We Reaching a Tipping Point? How Contemporary Challenges are Affecting the Military Necessity-Humanity Balance

Harvard Nat'l Security J. Features (June 24, 2013)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 18 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 08 Aug 2015
United States Military Academy, West Point and Office of the US Army Judge Advocate GeneralU.S. Army
Downloads 572 (103,949)

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military necessity, humanity, autonomous weapons, capture or kill, cyber war, modern warfare, international humanitarian law, law of armed conflict, law of war

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The Combatant Status of the 'Little Green Men' and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict

International Law Studies, Vol. 91, p. 361, 2015
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 11 Jun 2015
Shane Reeves and David A. Wallace
United States Military Academy, West Point and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 515 (118,521)

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Law of Armed Conflict, International Humanitarian Law, combatants, armed conflict, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia, conflict classification, little green men, Ukrainian civil war, occupation, occupation law, civilians, separatists, militias, participants, fighters, unlawful combatants

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Autonomous Weapons: Are You Sure These are Killer Robots? Can We Talk About It?

The Army Lawyer 1 (April 2014)
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 23 Apr 2014
Shane Reeves and William Johnson
United States Military Academy, West Point and Government of the United States of America - The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
Downloads 500 (122,779)

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autonomous weapons, law of armed conflict, international humanitarian law, human rights, means and methods of warfare, war, armed conflict, killer robots, robots, aerial bombardment, targeting, international law, world war II, Hague Conference, Human Rights Watch, Losing Humanity

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Challenges in Regulating Lethal Autonomous Weapons Under International Law

28 Southwestern Journal of International Law 101-118 (2020).
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Mar 2021
Shane Reeves, Ronald Alcala and Amy McCarthy
United States Military Academy, West Point, United States Military Academy, West Point and Department of Law
Downloads 496 (123,954)

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international law, law of armed conflict, lethal autonomous weapons, united nations, artificial intelligence, LAWS, Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

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The New Griffin of War: Hybrid International Armed Conflicts

34 Harv. Int’l Rev. 16 (Winter 2013)
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 22 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2013
Shane Reeves and Robert Barnsby
United States Military Academy, West Point and Independent
Downloads 477 (129,851)
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hybrid warfare, Law of Armed Conflict, international humanitarian law, law of war, asymmetric warfare, lawfare, conventional warfare, terrorism, guerilla war, hybrid war

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Modern Weapons and the Law of Armed Conflict

U.S. Military Operations: Law, Policy, and Practice 41-66 (Corn, VanLandingham, & Reeves eds. Oxford University Press) 2015
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 27 Dec 2015
Shane Reeves and David A. Wallace
United States Military Academy, West Point and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 397 (161,011)

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Law of Armed Conflict, IHL, Weapons, Munitions, Regulating Weapons, military necessity, humanity, warfare, cyber space, autonomous weapons,

9.

An Unsatisfactory State of the Law: The Limited Options for a Corporation Dealing with Cyber Hostilities by State Actors

Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 37, No. 5, 2016, Cardozo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 495
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 24 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2016
Daniel Garrie, Daniel Garrie and Shane Reeves
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawLaw & Forensics and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 280 (235,207)

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Cyber Warfare, Law of Armed Conflict, International Humanitarian Law, Law of War, State Responsibility, Corporations, Cyber Hostilities, Domestic Cyber Law, Corporate-Government Partnership, Cyber Space

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The Law of Armed Conflict's 'Wicked' Problem: Levée En Masse in Cyber Warfare

89 Int’l L. Stud. 646 (2013)
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Jul 2013
David A. Wallace and Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 225 (292,451)

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cyber war, cyber conflicts, cyber space, Law of Armed Conflict, international humanitarian law, law of war, levee en masse, Tallinn Manual, combatant status

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Trying to Make Sense of the Senseless: Classifying the Syrian War Under the Law of Armed Conflict

25 Michigan State International Law Review 556 (2017)
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 24 Aug 2017
David A. Wallace, Amy McCarthy and Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point, Department of Law and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 190 (342,937)
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Syria, Russia, Law of Armed Conflict, IHL, conflict classification, Non-international armed conflict, international armed conflict, NIAC, IAC, Common Article 3, Common Article 2, Geneva Conventions, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Syrian Democratic Forces, Kurds, transnational armed groups

12.

Bin Laden and Awlaki: Lawful Targets

Harv. Int'l Rev. (Online Perspectives), 2011
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 27 Jul 2013
Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 173 (373,094)

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9/11, Al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki, assassination, self-defense, drones, use of force, armed conflict, law of armed conflict, international humanitarian law, law of war, continous combat function, constitutional law

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So You're Telling Me There's a Chance: How the Articles on State Responsibility Could Empower Corporate Responses to State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks

Harvard Nat'l Security J. Features (Dec. 17, 2015)
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 01 Mar 2016
Daniel Garrie, Daniel Garrie and Shane Reeves
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawLaw & Forensics and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 135 (458,966)

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law of armed conflict, articles of state responsibility, countermeasures, cyber warfare, corporations, cyber criminals, cyber attack, non-state actors, international humanitarian law

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Give Them an Inch, They'll Take a Terabyte: How States May Interpret Tallinn Manual 2.0's International Human Rights Law Chapter

Texas Law Review, Vol. 95, No. 7, 2017
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 28 Sep 2017
Robert Barnsby and Shane Reeves
Independent and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 127 (481,927)

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Tallinn Manual 2.0, Tallinn Manual 1.0, cyber law, cyber operations, cyber activities, international human rights law, use of force, right to privacy

15.

Direct Participation in Hostilities in the Age of Cyber: Exploring the Fault Lines

12 Harvard National Security Journal 164-197 (2021)
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Mar 2021
David A. Wallace, Shane Reeves and Trent Powell
United States Military Academy, West Point, United States Military Academy, West Point and Government of the United States of America - The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
Downloads 125 (487,968)

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law of armed conflict, cyber law, cyber warfare, direct participation in hostilities, international humanitarian law, organized armed conflict membership

16.

Chinese Fazhi and the International Order: How Chinese Legal Rhetoric Undermines Rule of Law

39 Harv. Int'l Rev. (Fall 2018)
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 30 Jan 2019
United States Military Academy, West Point, United States Military Academy, West Point and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 121 (500,474)

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Rule of Law, China, International Law, Cyber Space, Constitution

17.

The Road from Syria to Ukraine

American Society of International Law Insights (Volume 19, Issue 16) (2015)
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 30 Sep 2015
Shane Reeves and Winston Williams
United States Military Academy, West Point and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 121 (500,474)

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Humanitarian Intervention, Law of Armed Conflict, R2P, Responsibility to Protect, Syria Civil War, Ukraine, Russia, internal armed conflict

18.

Non-State Armed Groups and Technology: The Humanitarian Tragedy at Our Doorstep?

3 U. Miami Nat. Sec. & Law of Armed Conflict J. 26-45 (Summer 2013)
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2015
David A. Wallace and Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 115 (520,232)

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Non-state armed groups, terrorism, technology, humanitarian, asymmetric warfare, Law of Armed Conflict, international humanitarian law, law of war

19.

The Burden of Proof in Non-Judicial Punishment: Why Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Makes Sense

The Army Lawyer 28 (Nov. 2005)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 19 Jul 2013
Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 109 (541,321)

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military justice, non-judicial punishment, burden of proof, criminal law, joint operations, Manual for Courts-Martial, MCM

20.

Revisiting Belligerent Reprisals in the Age of Cyber

Marquette Law Review, Vol. 102, No. 1, Fall 2018
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 Jan 2019
David A. Wallace, Shane Reeves and Trent Powell
United States Military Academy, West Point, United States Military Academy, West Point and Government of the United States of America - The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
Downloads 100 (576,547)

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law of armed conflict, international humanitarian law, reprisals, cyber space, cyber warfare, cyber operations, countermeasures, jus in bello

21.

Book Review: Nixon and Kissinger Partners in Power

The Army Lawyer 79 (Nov. 2007)
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 31 Jul 2013
Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 98 (584,401)

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Book Review, Nixon, Kissinger, ethics, leadership

22.

Tethering the Law of Armed Conflict to Operational Practice: 'Organized Armed Group' Membership in the Age of ISIS

Berkeley Journal of International Law (BJIL), Vol. 36, No. 3, 2018
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Jan 2019
E. Corrie Westbrook Mack and Shane Reeves
Government of the United States of America - Judge Advocate General’s Corps and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 97 (588,287)

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law of armed conflict, international humanitarian law, organized armed group, ISIS, status-based targeting, non-international armed conflicts, continuous combat function

23.

The 'Incendiary' Effect of White Phosphorous in Counter-Insurgency Operations

The Army Lawyer 84 (June 2010)
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 18 Jul 2013
Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 95 (596,296)

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counter-insurgency, white phosphorous, Afghanistan, means and methods, warfare, law of armed conflict, international humanitarian law, law of war, Conventional Weapons Treaty, rules of engagement

24.

Protecting Critical Infrastructure in Cyber Warfare: Is it Time for States to Reassert Themselves?

53 University of California-Davis Law Review 1607-1645 (2020)
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Mar 2020
David A. Wallace and Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 73 (697,218)

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law of armed conflict, cyber warfare, international humanitarian law, international law, critical infrastructure, cyber attack, precautions, national security, cyberspace, information operations, hybrid warfare, law of targeting, additional protocols,

25.

The Expansive Definition of 'Protected Persons' in War Crime Jurisprudence

The Army Lawyer 23 (May 2009)
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 20 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2013
Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 70 (713,601)

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war crimes, protected persons, Geneva Conventions, Iraq, Yugoslavia, international armed conflicts, grave breaches, war crimes prosecution

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How Do You Like Me Now? Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the Legal Justifications for Global Targeting

University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2019
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Jun 2020
Shane Reeves, Amy McCarthy and Winston Williams
United States Military Academy, West Point, Department of Law and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 66 (736,597)

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law of armed conflict, international humanitarian law, targeting, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Geneva Conventions, non-international armed conflicts, transnational warfare, "hot battlefields", global war on terror

27.

Five Legal Takeaways from the Syrian War

Harvard Nat'l Security J. Features (Sept. 30, 2019)
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 15 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2020
Shane Reeves and Ronald Alcala
United States Military Academy, West Point and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 64 (754,626)

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law of armed conflict, international humanitarian law, targeting, 'war sustaining,' 'war supporting,' private military contractors, non-state actors, drones, ISIS, emerging technologies, jus ad bellum, jus in bello

28.

Time to Fine-Tune Military Rule of Evidence 412

196 MIL. L. REV. 47 (2008)
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Jul 2013
Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 49 (853,743)

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rules of evidence, military rules of evidence, federal rules of evidence, rape-shield, rape, nonconsensual sex, constitutional rights, relevance, balancing test, Federal Rule of Evidence 412, Military Rule of Evidence 412, Military Rule of Evidence 403, Federal Rule of Evidence 403

29.

Technologically Enabled Surrender Under the Law of Armed Conflict

Chicago Journal of International Law (Online), Vol. 2, No. 2, 2023
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 Jul 2023
United States Military Academy, West Point, United States Military Academy, West Point and United States Naval Academy
Downloads 48 (861,878)

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international law, law of armed conflict, human rights law, detention, law of war, hors de combat, Russia, Ukraine, technology drones

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The Lieber Code and Prisoners of War: A Legacy of Practical Humanitarianism

Prisoners of War in Contemporary Conflict 307-322 (Michael N. Schmitt & Christopher J. Koschnitzky eds. Oxford University Press) 2023.
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 22 Apr 2023
Shane Reeves and David A. Wallace
United States Military Academy, West Point and United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 48 (861,878)

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international law, law of armed conflict, human rights law, detention, lieber code, laws of war

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International Criminal Trials for the Guantanamo 'Hard Cases': A Sensible Option

Harv. Int'l Rev. (Online Perspectives), 2009
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 19 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2013
Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 41 (923,121)

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Guantanamo, Gitmo, terrorism, war on terror, military commissions, international tribunal, federal prosecution of terrorists, extremists, propaganda

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Time for International Cooperation in Terror Justice: A Proposed International Criminal Justice System to Address Transnational Terrorism

Harv. Int'l Rev. (Online Perspectives), 2010
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 23 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2013
Shane Reeves
United States Military Academy, West Point
Downloads 33 (1,002,993)

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terrorism, Al-Qaeda, international law, criminal justice, transnational terrorism, asymmetric warfare, due process, prosecution, confinement, universal jurisdiction