The hoary doctrine of “proportionality” from the “just war” theory is being sorely tested by the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. The premise of this theory, as first expounded in the West by ...

Over the past decade, proportionality has become a defining feature of federal discovery practice, particularly in the context of electronically stored information (ESI).

Substantial changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) went into effect on December 1, 2015. The upshot of these amendments was to change several important procedural aspects of the FRCP ...

In light of these new rules’ significant impact, the Sedona Commentary provides six principles to guide litigants throughout the proportionality analysis to be applied throughout the ESI preservation ...

Robert Goldman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Israel's military operation in Gaza has killed tens of thousands of people, destroyed thousands of buildings, and severely restricted the supply of food. The operation was launched after Hamas ...

“That ratio is tremendously positive,” said IDF Spokesman Jonathan Conricus when asked in December 2023 about Israel’s assessment that it had killed two Palestinian civilians for every one Hamas ...

Ina vom Feld and other partners at Simmons & Simmons consider how courts across Europe take the proportionality requirement in the Enforcement Directive into account when deciding whether to grant a ...