How the UN Bought Time for the World to Understand Autonomous Weapons

How the UN Bought Time for the World to Understand Autonomous Weapons

by | Nov 9, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies

How the UN Bought Time for the World to Understand Autonomous Weapons As the UN Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) concludes its decade-long mandate on lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), its final report does little more than reiterate existing International...
GC IV Commentary Series – Article 47 of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949: A Possible Blind Spot

GC IV Commentary Series – Article 47 of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949: A Possible Blind Spot

by | Nov 6, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, GC IV Commentary Series, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation

GC IV Commentary Series – Article 47 of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949: A Possible Blind Spot Editors’ note: The following series considers ICRC’s 2025 updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention. Rosa-Lena Lauterbach, Liisi Adamson, and Sean...
GC IV Commentary Series – Common Article 2(2) and (3)

GC IV Commentary Series – Common Article 2(2) and (3)

by | Nov 4, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, GC IV Commentary Series, Law of Armed Conflict, Occupation

GC IV Commentary Series – Common Article 2(2) and (3) Editors’ note: The following series considers ICRC’s 2025 updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention. Rosa-Lena Lauterbach, Liisi Adamson, and Sean Watts’s introduction to the series is...
The Law on Brain Technologies in Warfare Series – HUMINT, Detainees, and “Brain Fingerprinting”

The Law on Brain Technologies in Warfare Series – HUMINT, Detainees, and “Brain Fingerprinting”

by | Nov 3, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Law on Brain Technologies in Warfare Series

The Law on Brain Technologies in Warfare Series – HUMINT, Detainees, and “Brain Fingerprinting” Editors’ note: This post is an entry in our series on Air Commodore (ret.) William H. Boothby’s book, The Law on Brain Technologies in Warfare published by Elgar...
The ICJ and Factual Controversy in Advisory Proceedings: Deference in Factual Determinations?

The ICJ and Factual Controversy in Advisory Proceedings: Deference in Factual Determinations?

by | Nov 2, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Interpretation & Development

The ICJ and Factual Controversy in Advisory Proceedings: Deference in Factual Determinations? The advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of 22 October 2025 concerning Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United...
GC IV Commentary Series – Article 13: The Personal Field of Application of Part II

GC IV Commentary Series – Article 13: The Personal Field of Application of Part II

by | Oct 30, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, GC IV Commentary Series, Law of Armed Conflict

GC IV Commentary Series – Article 13: The Personal Field of Application of Part II Editors’ note: The author of this post served on the Reading Committee of the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention project. He provided feedback on early versions of...