Michael Schmitt

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Professor of Law
Areas of interest
- Public International Law
- International Humanitarian Law
- International Cyber Law
- Use of force
Research centres and groups
Background
Michael Schmitt is Professor of International Law at the University of Reading. Additionally, he is the G. Norman Lieber Distinguished Scholar at the Lieber Institute of the United States Military Academy (West Point) and the Charles H. Stockton Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the US Naval War College. Professor Schmitt is a Senior Fellow at the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, Senior Research Associate at Hebrew University, Honorary Professor at Exeter University’s Security and Strategy Institute, Affiliate at Harvard's Program on International Law and Armed Conflict, Executive Editor of International Law Studies, and General Editor of the Lieber Studies series (OUP).
Previously, he was Professor of International Law at the University of Exeter and Durham University, Dean of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Germany, and General Editor of International Law Studies and the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law. He served 20 years in the United States Air Force as a judge advocate specializing in operational and international law.
Professor Schmitt has been an invited visiting scholar at Melbourne University, Australian National University, Yale Law School, and Emory University. He has delivered many named and annual lectures, including the inaugural Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies Annual Lecture, the Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen Annual Law Lecture, James Crawford Biennial Lecture at Adelaide Law School, Sir Ninian Stephen Lecture at Melbourne University, and the Waldemar Solf Lecture at the US Army's Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School.
Professor Schmitt serves on many boards of institutions, learned and professional societies, and publications dealing with international law in numerous countries. The author of over 200 scholarly publications, Michael is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, and a member of the US State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Law. Also a member of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on International Law, in 2017 he was awarded the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana by the President of Estonia for his work in promoting cyber defence and in 2018 was named the United States Naval War College's Research Scholar of the year.
Academic qualifications
D.Litt (Durham University); JD (University of Texas); LL.M (Yale University); MA (US Naval War College); MA, BA (Texas State University)
Awards and honours
Michael is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, and also a member of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on International Law,
In 2017, he was awarded the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana by the President of Estonia for his work in promoting cyber defence, and in 2018, Michael was named the United States Naval War College's Research Scholar of the year.
Professional bodies/affiliations
- Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on International Law
- Advisory Board, Institute for International Peace and Security, Cologne University
- Board of Directors, International Society for Military Law and the Law of War
- General Editor, Lieber Studies, Oxford University Press
- Executive Editor, International Law Studies
- Editorial Board, International Review of the Red Cross
- Editorial Board, Journal of National Security Law and Policy
- Editorial Board, Just Security.org
- Board of Recommendation, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law
- Editorial Board, Journal of International Peacekeeping
- Advisory Board, Journal of Military Ethics
- Advisory Board, International Humanitarian Law Series, Brill
- Advisory Board, Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies
- Editorial Board, Journal of Law and Cyber Warfare
- Editorial Council, Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Publications
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) What is and is not human shielding?. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) The IDF, Hamas, and the duty to warn. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) The evacuation of northern Gaza. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) The legal context of Operations Al-Aqsa Flood and Swords of Iron. Articles of War
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Tramazzo, J.
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Coble, K.
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) Hostage-taking and the law of armed conflict. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Coble, K. (2023) The evolving Nagorno-Karabakh conflict – an international law perspective – part II. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Coble, K. (2023) The evolving Nagorno-Karabakh conflict – an international law perspective – Part I. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Coble, K. (2023) United States transfers depleted uranium rounds to Ukraine: the legal issues. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) Military aid to Russia and international law. Articles of War
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Biggerstaff, W.
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) Prisoner of war status and nationals of a detaining power. International Law Studies , 100 pp. 513-540. ISSN: 2375-2831
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Tramazzo, J. (2023) A legal assessment of North Korean missile tests. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) Handling uncertainty in the law of attack. Articles of War
- Schmitt, M. (2023) Ireland takes key stands on international law in cyberspace. European Journal of International Law: Talk!
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) Was Russia at war with the Wagner group?. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) The Expert Panel’s review of Amnesty International’s allegations of Ukrainian IHL violations. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Tramazzo, J. (2023) The Wagner Group’s “no quarter” order and international law. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) Reflections on the DoD General Counsel’s cyber law address. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Biggerstaff, W. (2023) Are states aiding and assisting Ukraine and Russia using force?. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Koschnitsky, C. (2023) The regular armed forces, uniforms, and prisoner of war status. In: Schmitt, M. and Koschnitsky, C. , (eds.) Prisoners of War in Contemporary Conflict. Oxford University Press pp. 51-80. ISBN: 9780197663288 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197663288.003.0003
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Biggerstaff, W. (2023) Aid and assistance as a “use of force” under the jus ad bellum. International Law Studies , 100 pp. 186-228. ISSN: 2375-2831
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) The Russian intercept of the U.S. Reaper and international law. Just Security
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Koschnitzky, C. , eds. (2023) Prisoners of war in contemporary conflict. The Lieber Studies Series Oxford University Press , New York, USA. pp 464. ISBN: 9780197663288 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197663288.001.0001
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) Reprisals in international humanitarian law. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2023) Does international law still matter in Ukraine?. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) International humanitarian law and the conduct of cyber hostilities: quo vadis. Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies , 13 (2). pp. 189-2212. ISSN: 1878-1373 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18781527-bja10059
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Classification of the conflict(s). Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Normative architecture and applied international humanitarian law. International Review of the Red Cross , 104 (920-921). pp. 2097-2110. ISSN: 1816-3831 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1816383122000662
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Biggerstaff, W. (2022) Are civilians reporting with cellphones directly participating in hostilities?. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Using cellphones to gather and transmit information – a postscript. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Attacking power infrastructure and international humanitarian law. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Dirty bombs and international humanitarian law. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Attacking power infrastructure under international humanitarian law. Articles of War
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Milanovic, M.
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) The Kerch Strait Bridge attack, retaliation, and international law. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Amnesty International’s allegations of Ukrainian IHL violations. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Protected zones in international humanitarian law. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Biggerstaff, W. (2022) The al-Zawahiri strike and the law of armed conflict. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Forced civilian labor in occupied territory. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) The law of cyber conflict: Quo Vadis 2.0?. In: Waxman, M. and Oakley, T. , (eds.) The Future Law of Armed Conflict. The Lieber Studies Series Oxford University Press , Oxford. pp. 103-121. ISBN: 9780197626054
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Cyber symposium – the evolution of Cyber Jus Ad Bellum thresholds. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) The law of cyber conflict: quo vadis?. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Canada takes on international law in cyberspace. EJIL:Talk!
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Finland and Sweden invited to join NATO: significance and process. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Déjà vu: international landmine law and the new U.S. landmine policy. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) U.S. offensive cyber operations in support of Ukraine. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Negotiating an end to the fighting.. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) The United Kingdom on international law in cyberspace. EJIL:Talk!
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Are we at war?. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Responding to malicious or hostile actions under international law. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Weaponizing civilians: human shields in Ukraine.. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Russian booby-traps and the Ukraine conflict. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Weaponizing food. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Deportation of Ukrainian citizens to Russia: the legal framework. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) A no-fly zone over Ukraine and international law. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Providing arms and materiel to Ukraine: neutrality, Co-belligerency, and the use of force. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Russian troops out of uniform and prisoner of war status. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Russia’s “special military operation” and the (claimed) right of self-defense. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Expert backgrounder: NATO response options to potential Russia cyber attacks: understanding the legal framework. Just Security
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Attacking dams – part II: the 1977 additional protocols. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Attacking dams – part I: customary international law. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Russian cyber operations and Ukraine: the legal framework.. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2022) Embracing LOAC pluralism. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) IHL’s applicability in cyberspace: reaching consensus in 2021. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Over-the-horizon operations – part III: how may force be used?. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Over-the-horizon operations – part II: where may force be used?. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Over-the-horizon operations – part I: when may force be used?. Articles of War
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Johnson, D.
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Responding to proxy cyber operations under international law. Cyber Defense Review , 6 (4). pp. 15-30. ISSN: 2474-2120
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Assassination in the Law of war. Articles of War
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Arimatsu, L.
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) The plea of necessity: an oft overlooked response option to hostile cyber operations. International Law Studies , 97 pp. 1171-1199. ISSN: 2375-2831
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Terminological precision and international cyber law. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Turning Cuba’s internet back on: international legal options. Just Security
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Three international law rules for responding effectively to hostile cyber operations. Just Security
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Watts, S. (2021) Collective cyber countermeasures?. Harvard National Security Journal , 12 (2). pp. 373-411. ISSN: 2153-1358
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) International law at NATO’s Brussels summit. EJIL:Talk!
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Targeting dual-use structures: an alternative interpretation. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) The sixth United Nations GGE and international law in cyberspace. Just Security
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Legal protection of the media in armed conflict: Gaza. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Foreign cyber interference in elections. International Law Studies , 97 pp. 739-764. ISSN: 2375-2831
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Germany’s positions on international law in cyberspace part I: general international law. Just Security
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Germany’s positions on international law in cyberspace part II: use of force and international humanitarian law. Just Security
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) President Biden's first use of force and international law. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Cyber security and international law. In: Geiss, R. and Melzer, N. , (eds.) The Oxford Handbook on the International Law of Global Security. Oxford Handbooks Oxford University Press pp. 661-678. ISBN: 9780192562180
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Cherry, J.
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Tinkler, K.
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2021) Avoiding collateral damage on the battlefield. Just Security
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Johnson, D. (2021) Responding to hostile cyber operations: the “in-kind” option. International Law Studies , 97 pp. 96-121. ISSN: 2375-2831
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Johnson, D.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2020) The duty to investigate war crimes. Articles of War
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 and Watts, S. (2020) Common Article 1 and the duty to “Ensure Respect”. International Law Studies , 96 pp. 674-706. ISSN: 2375-2831
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2020) Russia’s SolarWinds operation and international law. Just Security
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2020) Israel’s cautious perspective on international law in cyberspace: part II (jus ad bellum and jus in bello). EJIL:Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2020) Israel’s cautious perspective on international law in cyberspace: part I (methodology and general international law). EJIL:Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2020) New Zealand pushes the dialogue on international cyber law forward. Just Security
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2020) Autonomous cyber capabilities and the international law of sovereignty and intervention. International Law Studies , 96 pp. 549-576. ISSN: 2375-2831
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Milanovic, M.
ORCID: 0000-0003-3880-6096 and Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2020) Cyber attacks and cyber (mis)information operations during a pandemic. Journal of National Security Law and Policy , 11 (1). pp. 247-284. ISSN: 1553-3158
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2020) Finland sets out key positions on international cyber law. Just Security
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2020) Foreign cyber interference in elections: an international law primer, part III. EJIL:Talk!
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2020) Foreign cyber interference in elections: an international law primer, part II. EJIL:Talk!
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Schmitt, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-9557 (2020) Foreign cyber interference in elections: an international law primer, part I. EJIL:Talk!
- Schmitt, M. (2020) Taming the lawless void: tracking the evolution of international law rules for cyberspace. Texas National Security Review , 3 (3). pp. 32-47. ISSN: 2576-1153
- Schmitt, M. (2020) Noteworthy releases of international cyber law positions – part II: Iran. Articles of War
- Schmitt, M. (2020) Noteworthy releases of international cyber law positions – part I: NATO. Articles of War
- Schmitt, M. (2020) Cyber operations against vaccine R & D: key international law prohibitions and obligations. EJIL:Talk!
- Schmitt, M. (2020) Targeting non-state “mixed groups”. Articles of War
- Nasu, H. and Schmitt, M. (2020) A threat or a warning: Russia’s weapons testing in space. Just Security
- Shany, Y. and Schmitt, M. (2020) An international attribution mechanism for hostile cyber operations. International Law Studies , 96 pp. 196-222. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Schmitt, M. (2020) COVID-19 and International Law. Directions: Cyber Digital Europe.
- Schmitt, M. (2020) Norm-skepticism in cyberspace? Counter-factual and counterproductive. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. and Tinkler, K. (2020) War in space: how international humanitarian law might apply. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2020) The defense department’s measured take on international law in cyberspace. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. and Johnson, D. (2020) Iranian gunboat harassment and the rules of engagement. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2020) Basic principles in the conduct of hostilities. In: Akande, D. and Saul, B. , (eds.) The Oxford Guide to International Humanitarian Law. Oxford University Press pp. 147-174. ISBN: 9780198855309
- Schmitt, M. (2020) International humanitarian law and the targeting of non-state intelligence personnel and objects. Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law , 30 (2). pp. 309-347.
- Schmitt, M. (2019) Wired warfare 3.0: protecting the civilian population during cyber operations. International Review of the Red Cross , 101 (1). pp. 333-355. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1816383119000018
- Schmitt, M. and Schauss, M. (2019) Uncertainty in the law of targeting: towards a cognitive framework. Harvard National Security Journal , 10 (1). pp. 149-194.
- Schmitt, M. (2019) U.S. cyber command, Russia and critical infrastructure: what norms and laws apply?. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2019) Top expert backgrounder: aborted U.S. strike, cyber operation against Iran and international law. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. , Tinkler, K. , Johnson, D. (2019) The U.N. Yemen report and siege warfare. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2019) The North Atlantic alliance and collective defense at 70: confession and response revisited. Emory International Law Review , 34 pp. 85-120.
- Schmitt, M. (2019) The Netherlands releases a Tour de Force on international law in cyberspace: analysis. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2019) France’s major statement on international law and cyber: an assessment. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2019) France speaks out on IHL and cyber operations: part II. EJIL: Talk!
- Schmitt, M. (2019) France speaks Out on IHL and cyber operations: part I. EJIL: Talk
- Schmitt, M. (2019) Estonia speaks out on key rules for cyberspace. Just Security
- Biller, J. and Schmitt, M. (2019) Classification of cyber capabilities and operations as weapons, means, or methods of warfare. International Law Studies , 95 pp. 179-225. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Macak, K. and Schmitt, M. (2018) “Enemy controlled battlespace”: the contemporary meaning and purpose of additional protocol I’s Article 44(3) exception. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law , 51 (5). pp. 1353-1380. ISSN: 0090-2594
- Schmitt, M. (2018) "Virtual disenfranchisement": cyber election meddling in the grey zones of international law. Chicago Journal of International Law , 19 (1). pp. 30-67. ISSN: 1529-0816
- Biller, J. and Schmitt, M. (2018) Un-caging the bear? A case study in cyber opinio juris and unintended consequences. EJIL:Talk!
- Schmitt, M. and King, M. (2018) The “shift cold” military tactic and international humanitarian law. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. and Highfill, C. (2018) Invisible injuries: concussive effects and international humanitarian law. Harvard National Security Journal , 9 (1). pp. 73-99. ISSN: 2153-1358
- Schmitt, M. (2018) International cyber norms: reflections on the path ahead. Militair Rechtelijk Tijdschrift , 111 pp. 12-23. ISSN: 0920-1106
- Schmitt, M. (2018) In defense of sovereignty in cyberspace. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. and Goodman, R. (2018) Best advice for policymakers on “bloody nose” strike against North Korea: it’s illegal.. Just Security
- Reeves, S. and Schmitt, M. (2018) An Athens and Sparta Alliance: a call for collaboration between academics and practitioners on the law governing conflict. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. , Biller, J. , Fahey, S. , Goddard, D. , Highfill, C. (2017) Joint and combined targeting. In: Ohlin, J. , May, L. , Finkelstein, C. , (eds.) Weighing Lives in War. Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780198796176 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198796176.001.0001
- Schmitt, M. and Goddard, D. (2017) International law and the military use of unmanned maritime systems. International Review of the Red Cross , 98 (902). pp. 567-592. ISSN: 1607-5889 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1816383117000339
- Schmitt, M. and Barker, P. (2017) “The mother of all bombs”: understanding the massive ordnance air blast weapon. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. and Fahey, S. (2017) WannaCry and the international law of cyberspace. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. and Ford, C. (2017) The use of force in response to Syrian chemical attacks: emergence of a new norm?. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. and Biller, J. (2017) The NotPetya cyber operation as a case study of international law. EJIL:Talk!
- Schmitt, M. , eds. (2017) Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations. Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781316822524 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781316822524
- Schmitt, M. and Vihul, L. (2017) Sovereignty in cyberspace: lex lata vel non?. American Journal of International Law Unbound , 111 pp. 213-218. ISSN: 2161-7953 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aju.2017.55
- Schmitt, M. and Vihul, L. (2017) Respect for sovereignty in cyberspace. Texas Law Review , 95 (7). pp. 1639-1670. ISSN: 0040-4411
- Schmitt, M. and Maurer, T. (2017) Protecting financial data in cyberspace: precedent for further progress on cyber norms?. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2017) Peacetime cyber responses and wartime cyber operations under international law: an analytical vade mecum. Harvard National Security Journal , 8 (2). pp. 239-282. ISSN: 2153-1358
- Schmitt, M. (2017) Grey zones in the international law of cyberspace. Yale Journal of International Law Online , 42 (2).
- Schmitt, M. and Ford, C. (2017) Assessing U.S. justifications for using force in response to Syria's chemical attacks: an international law perspective. Journal of National Security Law and Policy , 9 (2). pp. 283-303. ISSN: 1553-3158
- Schmitt, M. and Widmar, E. (2016) The law of targeting. In: Ducheine, P. , Schmitt, M. , Osinga, F. , (eds.) Targeting: The Challenges of Modern Warfare. T.M.C. Asser Press pp. 121-145. ISBN: 9789462650718 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-072-5_6
- Schmitt, M. and Vihul, L. (2016) The emergence of international legal norms for cyberconflict. In: Allhoff, F. , Henschke, A. , Strawser, B. , (eds.) Binary bullets: the ethics of cyberwarfare. Oxford University Press , Oxford. pp. 34-55. ISBN: 9780190221072 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190221072.003.0003
- Schmitt, M. (2016) US transparency regarding international law in cyberspace. Just Security
- Hathaway, O. , Lederman, M. , Schmitt, M. (2016) Two lingering concerns about the forthcoming law of war manual amendments. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. and Vihul, L. (2016) The nature of international law cyber norms. In: Osula, A. and Roigas, H. , (eds.) International Cyber Norms Legal, Policy & Industry Perspectives. NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence , Tallinn, Estonia. pp. 23-48. ISBN: 9789949954469
- Radin, S. and Schmitt, M. (2016) Investigations under international humanitarian law. In: Liivoja, R. and McCormack, T. , (eds.) Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed Conflict. Routledge pp. 556-571. ISBN: 9780415640374
- Schmitt, M. and Watts, S. (2016) Beyond state-centrism: international law and non-state actors in cyberspace. Journal of Conflict and Security Law , 21 (3). pp. 595-611. ISSN: 1467-7962 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krw019
- Schmitt, M. and Pitts, M. (2015) Cyber countermeasures and effects on third parties: the international legal regime. Baltic Yearbook of International Law Online , 14 (1). pp. 1-21. ISSN: 2211-5897 ISBN: 9789004291126 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22115897-90000117
- Schmitt, M. (2015) The use of cyber force and international law. In: Weller, M. , (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of the Use of Force in International Law. Oxford University Press pp. 1110-1130. ISBN: 9780199673049
- Schmitt, M. and Merriam, J. (2015) The tyranny of context: Israeli targeting practices in legal perspective. University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law , 37 (1). pp. 53-139. ISSN: 1938-0283
- Schmitt, M. (2015) The state of humanitarian law in cyber conflict. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2015) The relationship between context and proportionality: a reply to Cohen and Shany. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2015) The notion of ‘objects’ during cyber operations: a riposte in defence of interpretive and applicative precision. Israel Law Review , 48 (1). pp. 81-109. ISSN: 2047-9336 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0021223714000314
- Schmitt, M. (2015) The law of cyber targeting. The Tallinn Papers (7). pp. 1-20.
- Schmitt, M. (2015) The law of cyber targeting. Naval War College Review , 68 (2). pp. 11-29. ISSN: 0028-1484
- Schmitt, M. and Watts, S. (2015) The decline of international humanitarian law opinio juris and the law of cyber warfare. Texas International Law Journal , 50 (2-3). pp. 189-231. ISSN: 0163-7479
- Ducheine, P. , Schmitt, M. , Osinga, F. , eds. (2015) Targeting: the challenges of modern warfare. T.M.C. Asser Press , The Hague, NL. ISBN: 9789462650718 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-072-5
- Schmitt, M. and Watts, S. (2015) State opinio juris and international humanitarian law pluralism. International Law Studies , 91 pp. 171-215. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Schmitt, M. (2015) Regulating autonomous weapons might be smarter than banning them. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2015) Preparing for cyber war: a clarion call.. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2015) It’s complicated: the nuances of any US effort to defend division 30 from Assad. Just Security
- Merriam, J. and Schmitt, M. (2015) Israeli targeting: a legal appraisal. Naval War College Review , 68 (4). pp. 15-34. ISSN: 0028-1484
- Schmitt, M. (2015) In defense of due diligence in cyberspace. The Yale Law Journal - Forum , 125 pp. 68-81.
- Schmitt, M. (2015) Cyber responses “by the numbers” in international law. EJIL:Talk!
- Schmitt, M. (2015) Targeting in operational law. In: Gill, T. and Fleck, D. , (eds.) The Handbook of the international law of military operations. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press , Oxford. pp. 269-306. ISBN: 9780198744627
- Schmitt, M. (2015) Air law and military operations. In: Gill, T. and Fleck, D. , (eds.) The Handbook of the International Law of Military Operations. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press , Oxford. pp. 354-374. ISBN: 9780198744627
- Schmitt, M. and Merriam, J. (2015) A legal and operational assessment of Israeli targeting practices. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. and Widmar, E. (2014) “On target”: precision and balance in the contemporary law of targeting. Journal of National Security Law and Policy , 7 (3). pp. 379-409.
- Schmitt, M. and Vihul, L. (2014) The nature of international law cyber norms. The Tallinn Papers , 5 pp. 1-31. (Tallinn Paper No.5)
- Schmitt, M. and Walle, A. (2014) The international law of unconventional statecraft. Harvard National Security Journal , 5 (2). pp. 349-376.
- Schmitt, M. (2014) The law of cyber warfare: quo vadis?. Stanford Law and Policy Review , 25 (2). pp. 269-299.
- Schmitt, M. (2014) Air warfare. In: Clapham, A. and Gaeta, P. , (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Armed Conflict. Oxford University Press , Oxford, UK. pp. 118-144. ISBN: 9780199559695
- Schmitt, M. (2014) Rewired warfare: rethinking the law of cyber attack. International Review of the Red Cross , 96 (893). pp. 189-206. ISSN: 1607-5889 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1816383114000381
- Schmitt, M. and Vihul, L. (2014) Proxy wars in cyber space: the evolving international law of attribution. Fletcher Security Review , 1 (2). pp. 55-73.
- Schmitt, M. (2014) Normative voids and asymmetry in cyber space. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2014) Narrowing the international law divide: the drone debate matures. Yale Journal of International Law Online , 39 pp. 1-14.
- Schmitt, M. (2014) Legitimacy versus legality redux: arming the Syrian rebels. Journal of National Security Law and Policy , 7 (1). pp. 139-159. ISSN: 1553-3158
- Schmitt, M. (2014) International law and cyber attacks: Sony v. North Korea. Just Security
- Goodman, R. and Schmitt, M. (2014) Having crossed the Rubicon: arming and training Syrian rebels. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2014) Drone law: a reply to UN Special Rapporteur Emmerson. Virginia Journal of International Law Digest , 55 (13). pp. 13-28.
- Schmitt, M. (2014) Charting the legal geography of non-international armed conflict. International Law Studies , 90 (1). pp. 1-19. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Arimatsu, L. and Schmitt, M. (2014) Attacking “Islamic State” and the Khorasan group: surveying the international law landscape. Columbia Journal of Transnational Law , 53 (1). pp. 1-29. ISSN: 0010-1931
- Schmitt, M. (2014) A step in the wrong direction: the EU parliament’s drone resolution. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2014) "Below the threshold" cyber operations: the countermeasures response option and international law. Virginia Journal of International Law , 54 (3). pp. 697-732. ISSN: 0042-6571
- Schmitt, M. (2013) Cyberspace and international law: the penumbral mist of uncertainty. Harvard Law Review Forum , 126
- Schmitt, M. (2013) Wound, capture, or kill: a reply to Ryan Goodman’s ‘the power to kill or capture enemy combatants'. European Journal of International Law , 24 (3). pp. 855-861. ISSN: 1464-3596 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ejil/cht049
- Schmitt, M. (2013) The Syrian intervention: assessing the possible international law justifications. International Law Studies , 89 (1). pp. 744-756. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Schmitt, M. , eds. (2013) Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare. Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781139169288 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139169288
- Markham, C. and Schmitt, M. (2013) Precision air warfare and the law of armed conflict. International Law Studies , 89 (1). pp. 669-695. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Program on HPCR at Harvard University (2013) HPCR Manual on International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare. Cambridge University Press , Cambridge, UK. pp 503. ISBN: 9781139525275 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139525275
- Schmitt, M. (2013) Five myths in the debate about cyber war. Just Security
- Schmitt, M. (2013) Extraterritorial lethal targeting: deconstructing the logic of international law. Columbia Journal of Transnational Law , 52 (1). pp. 77-112. ISSN: 0010-1931
- Schmitt, M. (2013) Charting the legal geography of non-international armed conflict. Military Law and the Law of War Review , 52 (1). pp. 93-102. ISSN: 0556-7394
- Schmitt, M. (2013) Autonomous weapon systems and international humanitarian law: a reply to the critics. Harvard National Security Journal , 4 pp. 1-37.
- Schmitt, M. and Thurnher, J. (2013) "Out of the loop": autonomous weapon systems and the law of armed conflict. Harvard National Security Journal , 4 (2). pp. 231-281.
- Schmitt, M. (2012) Unmanned combat aircraft systems (armed drones) and international humanitarian law: simplifying the oft benighted debate. Boston University International Law Journal , 30 pp. 595-619.
- Schmitt, M. (2012) The status of opposition fighters in a non-international armed conflict. In: Dinstein, Y. , (eds.) Israel Yearbook on Human Rights. , 42. Brill pp. 27-54. ISBN: 9789004231832
- Schmitt, M. and Heinegg, W. , eds. (2012) The Scope and Applicability of International Humanitarian Law. The Library of Essays in International Humanitarian Law Routledge pp 534. ISBN: 9780754629337
- Schmitt, M. and Heinegg, W. , eds. (2012) The Implementation and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law. The Library of Essays in International Humanitarian Law Routledge pp 530. ISBN: 9780754629382
- Schmitt, M. and Heinegg, W. , eds. (2012) The Development and Principles of International Humanitarian Law. The Library of Essays in International Humanitarian Law Routledge pp 586. ISBN: 9780754629344
- Schmitt, M. and Heinegg, W. , eds. (2012) The Conduct of Hostilities in International Humanitarian Law, Volume II. The Library of Essays in International Humanitarian Law Routledge pp 600. ISBN: 9780754629368
- Schmitt, M. and Heinegg, W. , eds. (2012) The Conduct of Hostilities in International Humanitarian Law, Volume I. The Library of Essays in International Humanitarian Law Routledge pp 562. ISBN: 9780754629351
- Schmitt, M. (2012) 'The "use of force" in cyberspace' a reply to Dr Ziolkowski. In: Czosseck, C. , Ottis, R. , Ziolkowski, K. , (eds.) Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Cyber Conflict. NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence pp. 311-316. ISBN: 9789949904082
- Schmitt, M. (2012) Iraq 2013 onwards. In: Wilmshurst, E. , (eds.) International Law and the Classification of Conflicts. Oxford University Press pp. 356-386. ISBN: 9780199657759
- Schmitt, M. (2012) International law in cyberspace: the Koh speech and Tallinn manual juxtaposed. Harvard International Law Journal , 54 pp. 13-37.
- Schmitt, M. (2012) Essays on Law and War at the Fault Lines. T. M. C. Asser Press ISBN: 9789067047395 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-740-1
- Schmitt, M. and Heinegg, W. , eds. (2012) Detention and Occupation in International Humanitarian Law. The Library of Essays in International Humanitarian Law Routledge pp 574. ISBN: 9780754629375
- Schmitt, M. (2012) Classification of cyber conflict. Journal of Conflict & Security Law , 17 (2). pp. 245-260. ISSN: 1467-7962 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krs018
- Schmitt, M. (2012) Classification in future conflicts. In: Wilmshurst, E. , (eds.) International Law and the Classification of Conflicts. Oxford University Press pp. 455-477.
- Schmitt, M. (2012) 'Attack' as a term of art in international law: the cyber operations context. In: Czosseck, C. , Ottis, R. , Ziolkowski, K. , (eds.) Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Cyber Conflict. NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence pp. 283-293. ISBN: 9789949904082
- Schmitt, M. (2012) Discriminate warfare: the military necessity - humanity dialectic of international humanitarian law. In: Lovell, D. and Primoratz, I. , (eds.) Protecting Civilians During Violent Conflict. Routledge , London, UK. pp. 85-102. ISBN: 9781409431251 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315602660
- Dwigans, D. and Schmitt, M. (2011) International law and counterterrorism. In: Harmon, C. , Pratt, A. , Gorka, S. , (eds.) Toward a Grand Strategy Against Terrorism. McGraw-Hill pp. 86-102. ISBN: 9780073527796
- Schmitt, M. (2011) Wings over Libya: the no-fly zone in legal perspective. Yale Journal of International Law Online , 36 pp. 45-58.
- Schmitt, M. (2011) Investigating violations of international law in armed conflict. Harvard National Security Journal , 2 (1). pp. 31-84. ISSN: 2153-1358
- Schmitt, M. (2011) Cyber operations and the jus in bello: key issues. International Law Studies , 87 pp. 89-110. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Schmitt, M. (2011) Cyber operations and the jus ad bellum revisited. Villanova Law Review , 56 (3). pp. 569-606. ISSN: 0042-6229
- Schmitt, M. (2010) The interpretive guidance on the notion of direct participation in hostilities: a critical analysis. Harvard National Security Journal , 1 pp. 5-44. ISSN: 2153-1358
- Schmitt, M. (2010) Military necessity and humanity in international humanitarian law: preserving the delicate balance. Virginia Journal of International Law , 50 (4). pp. 795-839. ISSN: 0042-6571
- Schmitt, M. (2010) Deconstructing direct participation in hostilities: the constitutive elements. New York University Journal of International Law and Politics , 42 (3). pp. 697-739.
- Schmitt, M. (2010) Cyber operations in international law: the use of force, collective security, self-defense and armed conflicts. Proceedings of a Workshop on Deterring Cyberattacks: Informing Strategies and Developing Options for U.S. Policy. National Academies Press , Washington, DC, USA. pp. 151-178. ISBN: 9780309160353 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.17226/12997
- Schmitt, M. (2010) Drone attacks under the jus ad bellum and jus in bello: clearing the 'fog of law'. Yearbook of International Human Law. , 13. Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law , 13 pp. 311-326. ISSN: 1389-1359 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-811-8_9
- Schmitt, M. (2009) Human shields in international humanitarian law. Columbia Journal of Transitional Law , 47 (2). pp. 292-338.
- Schmitt, M. (2009) The vanishing law of war: reflections on law and war in the 21st century. Harvard International Review , 31 (1). pp. 64-68. ISSN: 0739-1854
- Schmitt, M. (2009) Targeting narcoinsurgents in Afghanistan: the limits of international humanitarian law. Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law , 12 pp. 301-320. ISSN: 1574-096X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1389135909000117
- Schmitt, M. (2009) Targeting and international humanitarian law in Afghanistan. International Law Studies , 85 (1). pp. 307-339. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Schmitt, M. (2009) Contemporary 'methods' of warfare and international humanitarian law. In: van Genugten, W. , Scharf, M. , Radin, S. , (eds.) Criminal Jurisdiction 100 Years after the 1907 Hague Peace Conference. T.M.C. Asser Press pp. 317-324. ISBN: 9789067042802
- Schmitt, M. (2008) Targeted killings in international law: law enforcement, self-defense and armed conflict. In: Arnold, R. and Quenivet, N. , (eds.) International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law: Towards a New Merger in International Law. Brill Nijhoff pp. 525-553. ISBN: 9789004163171 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004163171.1-608.131
- Schmitt, M. (2008) Responding to transnational terrorism under the jus ad bellum: a normative framework. Naval Law Review , 56 (1). pp. 1-42. ISSN: 1049-0272
- Schmitt, M. (2008) Proportionate and discriminate use of weapons: challenges for a military commander. Collegium , 37 pp. 53-63. ISSN: 1371-0346
- Schmitt, M. (2008) "Change Direction" 2006: Israeli operations in Lebanon and the international law of self-defense. Michigan Journal of International Law , 29 (2). pp. 127-164. ISSN: 1052-2867
- Kramer, M. and Schmitt, M. (2008) Lawyers on horseback? Thoughts on judge advocates and civil-military relations. UCLA Law Review , 55 pp. 1407-1436.
- Schmitt, M. (2008) Human shields from an attacker's perspective. pp. 86-96.
- Schmitt, M. (2007) The United States Supreme Court and detainees in the War on Terror. In: Dinstein, Y. and Domb, F. , (eds.) Israel Yearbook on Human Rights. , 37. Brill | Nijhoff pp. 33-84. ISBN: 9789004162983
- Schmitt, M. (2007) The law of targeting. In: Wilmshurst, E. and Breau, S. , (eds.) Perspectives on the ICRC Study on Customary International Humanitarian Law. Cambridge University Press pp. 131-168. ISBN: 9780521882903
- Schmitt, M. and Pejic, J. , eds. (2007) International Law and Armed Conflict: Exploring the Faultlines. International Humanitarian Law Series , 15. Brill | Nijhoff ISBN: 9789004154285
- Schmitt, M. (2007) Contractors on the battlefield: the US approach. Netherlands Military Law Review , 7 pp. 264-280.
- Schmitt, M. (2007) Asymmetrical warfare and international humanitarian law. In: Heintschel von Heinegg, W. and Epping, V. , (eds.) International Humanitarian Law Facing New Challenges. Springer pp. 11-48. ISBN: 9783540490890
- Schmitt, M. (2007) 21st century conflict: can the Law Survive?. Melbourne Journal of International Law , 8 (2). pp. 443-476. ISSN: 1444-8602
- Schmitt, M. (2006) War, technology and the law of armed conflict. International Law Studies , 82 (1). pp. 137-182. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Schmitt, M. , Garraway, C. , Dinstein, Y. (2006) The Manual on the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict. International Institute of Humanitarian Law
- Schmitt, M. (2006) The legality of operation Iraqi freedom under international law. International Law Studies , 81 pp. 367-394. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Schmitt, M. (2006) International law and military operations in space. In: von Bogdandy, A. , Wolfrum, R. , Philipp, C. , (eds.) Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, Volume 10. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers pp. 89-125. ISBN: 9789004155114
- Schmitt, M. (2006) Fault lines in the law of attack. In: Breau, S. and Jachec-Neale, A. , (eds.) Testing the Boundaries of International Humanitarian Law. British Institute of International & Comparative Law pp. 277-307. ISBN: 9780903067997
- Schmitt, M. (2006) Effects-based operations and the law of aerial warfare. Washington University Global Studies Law Review , 5 (2). pp. 265-293. ISSN: 1546-6981
- Schmitt, M. (2005) War, technology and international humanitarian law. Programme on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (Occasional Paper 4)
- Schmitt, M. (2005) Precision attack and international humanitarian law. International Review of the Red Cross , 87 (859). pp. 445-466. ISSN: 1607-5889 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1816383100184334
- Schmitt, M. (2005) Humanitarian law and direct participation in hostilities by private contractors or civilian employees. Chicago Journal of International Law , 5 (2). ISSN: 1529-0816
- Schmitt, M. (2004) The case of Iraq: jus ad bellum. From Peace to Justice: Proceedings of the First Conference by the Hague Academic Coalition. T.M.C. Asser Press pp. 30-38.
- Schmitt, M. (2004) CNA and the jus in bello: an introduction. In: Bystrom, K. , (eds.) Computer Network Attack and the Applicability of International Humanitarian Law. Swedish National Defence College Press pp. 101-125.
- Schmitt, M. (2004) U.S. security strategies: a legal assessment. Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy , 27 (3). pp. 737-763.
- Schmitt, M. and Garraway, C. (2004) Occupation policy in Iraq and international law. In: Langholtz, H. , Kondoch, B. , Wells, A. , (eds.) International Peacekeeping: The Yearbook of International Peace Operations. International Peacekeeping , 9. Brill pp. 27-61. ISBN: 9789004143159
- Schmitt, M. , Harrison Dinniss, H. , Wingfield, T. (2004) Computers and war: the legal battlespace. Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University
- Schmitt, M. (2004) "Direct Participation in Hostilities" and 21st century armed conflict. In: Fischer, H. , (eds.) Crisis Management and Humanitarian Protection. BWV, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag pp. 505-529. ISBN: 9783830505686
- Schmitt, M. (2003) The impact of high and low tech warfare on the principle of distinction. Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research
- Schmitt, M. (2003) The conduct of hostilities during Operation Iraqi Freedom: an international humanitarian law assessment. Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law , 6 pp. 73-109. ISSN: 1574-096X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S138913590000129X
- Schmitt, M. and Beruto, G. (2003) Terrorism and International Law: Challenges and Responses. International Institute of Humanitarian Law , Sanremo, Italy. pp 172.
- Schmitt, M. (2003) Preemptive strategies and international law. Michigan Journal of International Law , 24 (2). pp. 513-548. ISSN: 1052-2867
- Schmitt, M. (2003) International law and the use of force: the jus ad bellum. Connections , 2 (3). pp. 89-97. ISSN: 1812-2973
- Schmitt, M. (2003) Deconstructing October 7th: a case study in the law of counterterrorism. In: Schmitt, M. , (eds.) Terrorism and International Law: Challenges and Responses. International Institute of Humanitarian Law pp. 39-49.
- Schmitt, M. (2003) Counter-terrorism and the use of force in international law. International Law Studies , 79 pp. 7-73. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Schmitt, M. (2003) Bellum Americanum revisited: U.S. security strategy and the jus ad bellum. Military Law Review , 176 pp. 364-421. ISSN: 0026-4040 (Sixteenth Waldemar A. Solf Lecture)
- Schmitt, M. and Vasiu, M. (2002) NATO enlargement on the eve of the second round. Connections , 1 (1). pp. 69-92. ISSN: 1812-2973
- Schmitt, M. (2002) Wired warfare: computer network attack and jus in bello. International Review of the Red Cross , 84 (846). pp. 365-399. ISSN: 1607-5889 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1560775500097741
- Schmitt, M. (2002) 'Target approval delays cost air force key hits': law, policy, ethics and the warfighter's dilemma. Journal of Military Ethics , 1 (2). pp. 113-124. ISSN: 1502-7589 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/150275702320231325
- Schmitt, M. (2002) Ethics and military force: the jus in bello. Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs)
- Schmitt, M. and Green, L. , eds. (2001) International Law Across the Spectrum of Conflict: Essays in Honour of Professor L.C. Green on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday. International Law Studies , 75. U.S. Naval War College Press pp 607. ISBN: 9781884733178
- Schmitt, M. (2001) Computer network attack: the normative software. Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law , 4 pp. 53-86. ISSN: 1574-096X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1389135900000829
- Schmitt, M. (2000) The law of armed conflict as soft power: optimizing strategic choice. International Law Studies , 75 (1). pp. 455-482. ISSN: 2375-2831
- Schmitt, M. and Richards, P. (2000) Into uncharted waters: the international criminal court. Naval War College Review , 53 (1). pp. 93-136. ISSN: 0028-1484
- Schmitt, M. (2000) Humanitarian law and the environment. Denver Journal of International Law and Policy , 28 (3). pp. 265-323.