Prof. Michael N. Schmitt

G. Norman Lieber Distinguished Scholar

Law and Philosophy

Lieber Institute for Law & Warfare

michael.schmitt [at] westpoint.edu

D.Lit - Durham University (UK)

LL.M. - Yale University

J.D. - University of Texas

M.A. - U.S. Naval War College

M.A. - Texas State University

B.A. - Texas State University

Research Interests

Law of armed conflict, international law and the use of force, cyber and international law, Artificial intelligence and international law

Current Research

International law applicable to artificial intelligence in warfare

Selected Publications

European Approaches to the Application of International Law in Cyberspace: A Comparative Legal Analysis, European Union Institute for Security Studies, 89 pp. (2024) (with Liis Vihul).

Finding International Law in Cyberspace, 59 Cadernos de Instituto Universitario Militar (Portugal) 5-23 (2024) (with Durward Johnson).

Cyberspace and the Jus ad Bellum: The State of Play, 103 International Law Studies 194-229 (2024) (with Anusha Pakkam).

Conflict in Gregoria and Tanaka: The Law of Targeting, 103 International Law Studies 1-48 (2024) (Project Director).

The United States and (Most) of the Rest, Articles of War (Oct. 18, 2024).

Attacking Iran: Retaliation or Self-Defense?, Articles of War (Oct. 7, 2024).

Killing Nasrallah and the Law of Armed Conflict, Articles of War (Oct. 1, 2024).

A Policy Approach for Addressing the “Cyber Attacks” and “Data as an Object” Debates, Articles of War (Sept. 9, 2024).

Regaining Perspective on the Law of Armed Conflict, Articles of War (Sept. 12, 2024).

Israel’s Jus ad Bellum and LOAC Obligations and the Evolving Nature of the Conflict, Articles of War (Aug. 19, 2024).

Targeting Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah’s Faud Shukr, Articles of War (Aug. 2, 2024).

Under Siege: LOAC Obligations of the Besieged Party, Lieber Paper #2, Lieber Institute at West Point (July 5, 2024) (with Rosa-Lena Lauterbach).

The Gospel, Lavender, and the Law of Armed Conflict, Articles of War (June 28, 2024).

The Status and Influence of Expert Manuals, Articles of War (June 21, 2024).

(Not) The Day After in Gaza, Articles of War (May 13, 2024).