Nebraska Law, Stratcom Team Up for Warfare Law Conference
Bellevue – The University of Nebraska College of Law recently brought its fourth annual Advanced Operations Law Conference to Offutt Air Force Base near Bellevue.
Held Sept. 4-5 at the Dougherty Conference Center, active military and civilian attendees came together to discuss “Law and Global Warfighting: The Challenges in 21st Century Practice,” according to a news release.
The conference seeks to share best practices on strategic-level international and operational law, with a focus on the challenges facing current legal practitioners, according to the conference website, law.unl.edu/stratcomaolc.
“The conference is intended to be a forum to discuss the evolving space domain, nuclear weapons, and to increase the understanding of potential adversaries and issues relating to the law of war,” according to the website.
Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, gave a welcome at the conference. He was followed by Jessica Tok, space policy adviser to the Secretary of Defense, and other leaders in national security and space law.
Sessions included Civilian and Military Effects from Low-Yield Nuclear Weapon Detonations, Presidential Authority under Article 2 – Nuclear Engagement as a Collaborative and Secure Process; and Technical Dimensions on Ballistic Missile Defense and of Outer Space Security.
This conference was presented by U.S. Strategic Command with support from the University of Nebraska College of Law Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law Program and the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska.
Elsbeth Magilton, executive director of the university program, said she found the conference to be “intellectually invigorating, challenging and insightful.”
“One of my favorite moments was listening to the recording of Sputnik’s beep and Laura’s recounting of the NBC anchor’s response, ‘Listen now for the sound that will forever more separate the old from the new…’ because I believe that is why we gather to have these conversations,” Magilton said. “Our world, the technology we create, and modern geopolitics is moving at a rapid pace. It is my hope that conversations and informational sessions like those we’ve enjoyed during this conference prepare to practice in those environments.”
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