Lawfare and hybrid warfare - how Russia is using the law as a weapon

Abstract

This short paper introduces the reader to the mutating military concept of hybrid warfare and one of its implementing methods, the use of law as a weapon. The authors aim to provide a current, comprehensive definition of the terms “hybrid warfare” and “lawfare”. This submission focuses on the following areas: where law has been/is being used as a method of war, namely the jus ad bellum , the jus in bello and the law of treaties in international relations.