Ukraine Symposium – Reparations for War: What Options for Ukraine?

Ukraine Symposium – Reparations for War: What Options for Ukraine?

by | Nov 15, 2022 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Ukraine-Russia Symposium

Ukraine Symposium – Reparations for War: What Options for Ukraine? On 14 November, the UN General Assembly received a resolution calling for international support and cooperation on reparations for Ukraine. For thousands of years, reparations have attempted to settle...
Programming Systems Like Soldiers: Using Military Control Mechanisms to Ensure AWS Are Operated Lawfully

Programming Systems Like Soldiers: Using Military Control Mechanisms to Ensure AWS Are Operated Lawfully

by | Nov 7, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Targeting

Programming Systems Like Soldiers: Using Military Control Mechanisms to Ensure AWS Are Operated Lawfully Time is overdue for moving on from discussing whether autonomous weapons should be banned to looking at how to ensure autonomous weapon systems (AWS) are used in a...
Ukraine Symposium – State Responsibility for Non-State Actors’ Conduct

Ukraine Symposium – State Responsibility for Non-State Actors’ Conduct

by | Nov 4, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, State Responsibility, Ukraine-Russia Symposium

Ukraine Symposium – State Responsibility for Non-State Actors’ Conduct The conflict in Ukraine is international in character, but it nevertheless involves numerous private individuals and groups. These include Ukrainian civilians acting to protect their...
Ukraine Symposium – Using Cellphones to Gather and Transmit Military Information, A Postscript

Ukraine Symposium – Using Cellphones to Gather and Transmit Military Information, A Postscript

by | Nov 4, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium

Ukraine Symposium – Using Cellphones to Gather and Transmit Military Information, A Postscript In a previous post, Major Casey Biggerstaff and I analyzed the legal consequences of Ukrainian civilians using the “ePPO” application (app) to report incoming Russian air...
As Warfare Digitalizes, So Should Protection: Towards a “Digital Emblem”

As Warfare Digitalizes, So Should Protection: Towards a “Digital Emblem”

by , | Nov 3, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, Law of Armed Conflict

As Warfare Digitalizes, So Should Protection: Towards a “Digital Emblem” As societies digitalize, cyber operations have become a reality of armed conflict. In the United Nations, States have identified the increasing likelihood of the use of Information and...
Ukraine Symposium – Are Civilians Reporting With Cell Phones Directly Participating in Hostilities?

Ukraine Symposium – Are Civilians Reporting With Cell Phones Directly Participating in Hostilities?

by , | Nov 2, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium

Ukraine Symposium – Are Civilians Reporting With Cell Phones Directly Participating in Hostilities? As Russia continues to pummel electric grids and other critical infrastructure from the air, Ukraine is creatively developing methods to defend its skies. One new tool...