Lawfare: Weapon of the Future or Sting of the Fly?

Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), Drey Bücher vom Rechte des Krieges und des Friedens (Leipzig, 1707). Picture: Yale Law Library

The concept of lawfare, which appeared in the early 1970s, has become so popular that it has been used in contexts far removed from its original meaning, including in the domestic sphere. In its international sense, which is the focu…