Introduction

• Author: Joel Rosenthal
• Pages: 399

Our topic is entitled 'The Road Ahead.' Now I suppose if Yogi Berra were in my place he would just say, when you get to the fork in the road, take it. Say what you will about Yogi, but he's right to imagine that the road ahead is one with many forks. Legal and ethical dilemmas necessarily imply that choices must be made. I hope that this colloquium and this particular panel can help us to see these choices clearly and help us articulate the principles upon which we make our decisions.

The organizers of this colloquium sensed that the Kosovo campaign brought to the surface several inconclusive legal and ethical issues stemming primarily from rapid geopolitical and technological changes. This point has been made throughout proceedings. For example Professor Dinstein points out in his paper that the jus in bello cannot afford to lag behind the changing conditions of combat. Colonel Graham asked us when did we change our perspective from the law of armed conflict to international human rights law? We have seen some new language and new concepts, and we've seen some...