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When they argue for the oxymoronic “elongated imminence”

When NIAC follows the fighter.

When you finally understand the difference between the authentic French version of Art. 43 Hague Reg. (1899 II & 1907 IV) and its common English translation.

When they try to make a customary IHL argument but cite only one state—and not even that state’s actual practice.

When non-IHL lawyers hear your hypo about targeting a building with a kindergarten in the basement, an old-persons’ facility on the second floor, and a command-and-control centre on the roof.

When yet another article begins by describing Common Article 3 as a ‘Convention in miniature’.

When you finally nail your dance moves for the 30th anniversary of the Nicaragua decision.

That moment when you can finally explain the difference between the ‘overall control’ test and the ‘effective control’ test.

When a student asks if there are grounds in IHL for detention in NIAC.

When that student in class cites Tadic by the paragraph number.

When you have to convert from Bluebook to Oxford citations.

Awaiting the ICRC’s new Commentary on the Geneva Conventions.

#GenevaConvetions

When you get Microsoft Word not to auto-correct opinio juris sive necessitatis.

When you can finally explain the concept of usufruct to a n00b.

When they argue that conspiracy is a crime under IHL.

The first time you realise how much constructive ambiguity is entailed in the IHL principle of proportionality.

When they argue that Security Council Resolution 2249 authorises any state to use lethal force in Syria.

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