Haiti’s Gang Violence and the Armed Conflict Threshold: An IHL Analysis

Haiti’s Gang Violence and the Armed Conflict Threshold: An IHL Analysis

by , , , , | May 15, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Conflict Classification, Law of Armed Conflict

Haiti’s Gang Violence and the Armed Conflict Threshold: An IHL Analysis Haiti’s armed violence and humanitarian crisis remain acute. Armed gangs control significant territory, reportedly perpetrating killings, sexual violence, and child exploitation. In 2025 alone,...
Warification and the Illusion of Precision: AI, Targeting, and Increasing Civilian Harm

Warification and the Illusion of Precision: AI, Targeting, and Increasing Civilian Harm

by , | May 13, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting

Warification and the Illusion of Precision: AI, Targeting, and Increasing Civilian Harm Editors’ note: This post features analysis included in the authors’ recently published article, “The Warification of International Humanitarian Law and the Artifice of Artificial...
Unity in Principle, Variation in Practice: European Approaches to Meaningful Human Control for LAWS

Unity in Principle, Variation in Practice: European Approaches to Meaningful Human Control for LAWS

by | May 11, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law

Unity in Principle, Variation in Practice: European Approaches to Meaningful Human Control for LAWS Editors’ note: This is the fifth post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal...
Targeting in the Swiss Army

Targeting in the Swiss Army

by | May 8, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting

Targeting in the Swiss Army Many members of the press and media are generally uninformed, dismissive, and even sneer at matters related to international humanitarian law (IHL). These conditions apply equally with respect to most issues of public international law....
Revisiting Application of Jus ad Bellum during an Ongoing International Armed Conflict

Revisiting Application of Jus ad Bellum during an Ongoing International Armed Conflict

by | May 6, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Use of Force

Revisiting Application of Jus ad Bellum during an Ongoing International Armed Conflict The relationship between the existence of an international armed conflict (IAC) and the legality of the use of force under the jus ad bellum (JAB) remains conceptually distinct but...
Human Responsibility Retained: U.S. Positions on Judgment and Oversight for LAWS

Human Responsibility Retained: U.S. Positions on Judgment and Oversight for LAWS

by , | May 4, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law

Human Responsibility Retained: U.S. Positions on Judgment and Oversight for LAWS Editors’ note: This is the fourth post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal accountability under international...