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Masoud Zamani
| Mar 26, 2025 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies
How Meaningful is “Meaningful Human Control” in LAWS Regulation? In recent years, the concept of “meaningful human control” (MHC) has emerged as a key consideration in regulating lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS). This standard seeks to ensure substantial human...
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Rosa-Lena Lauterbach
| Mar 25, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Humanitarian Relief as a Bargaining Chip Questions concerning the use of the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare have been discussed at length over the course of the past 536 days of war in the Gaza Strip. Some have submitted...
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Raul (Pete) Pedrozo
| Mar 24, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Targeting
Targeting Iranian Spy Ships On March 17, 2025, Al-Hadath, a Saudi news outlet, reported that U.S. forces in the Middle East had targeted and sunk Iran’s newest signals intelligence (SIGINT) ship, the IRINS Zagros (H313), while the spy ship was on station in the Red...
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Rob McLaughlin
| Mar 21, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict
Israel-Hamas 2025 Symposium – Conditionality and the ICC’s Gallant “Starvation as a Method of Warfare” Charge On 20 May 2024, the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) stated his intention to seek arrest warrants in respect of the situation in Gaza for,...
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Robert Kolb,
Benjamin Meret
| Mar 19, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Neutrality
Clarifying Neutrality: The Rise of Different Statuses? With the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, one can witness the rebirth of a classical topic of international law: the law of neutrality. Some argue that neutrality is “obsolete.” An alternative...
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Joanna Jarose
| Mar 18, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Other Bodies of Law
ENMOD: Dead Letter or Environmental Lifeline? Editors’ note: This post is derived from the author’s article published in issue 118(3) of the American Journal of International Law. There is little denying that the world is fragile and battered. While our natural...
