Imagining Justice for Syria
by Beth Van Schaack | Aug 25, 2020 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Other Bodies of Law, Topics
Imagining Justice for Syria The situation in Syria poses an acute—some might say existential—challenge to the international community’s commitment to justice and accountability. The conflict has been so destructive, the crime base so massive, the pool of...
“DEEPFAKES” AND THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT: ARE THEY LEGAL?
by Eric Jensen, Summer Crockett | Aug 19, 2020 | AoW Posts, Emerging Technologies, Targeting, Topics
“DEEPFAKES” AND THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT: ARE THEY LEGAL? The use of misleading “deepfakes” has risen dramatically across the globe. As with so much of emerging technology, deepfakes will inevitably become a part of armed conflict. While perfidious deepfakes...
Welcome to Articles of War
by Shane Reeves, Sean Watts | Aug 5, 2020 | AoW Posts, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History, Topics
Welcome to Articles of War Welcome It’s our sincere pleasure to introduce you to Articles of War, the new digital publication of the Lieber Institute for Law & Land Warfare at West Point. In this initial post we’ll share our plans and introduce you to our...
Francis Lieber’s Living Legacy
by Charles N. Pede, Joshua F. Berry | Aug 5, 2020 | AoW Posts, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History, Topics
Francis Lieber’s Living Legacy It is an honor to pen one of the first posts for the Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare’s Articles of War. This forum provides an important venue for practitioners of the law of war to engage with each other—both domestically and...
Will Autonomy in U.S. Military Operations Centralize Legal Decision-making?
by Ashley Deeks | Aug 5, 2020 | AI, AoW Posts, Detention, Emerging Technologies, Law of Armed Conflict, Policy, Topics
Will Autonomy in U.S. Military Operations Centralize Legal Decision-making? The growth of machine learning tools in military operations raises new questions about where the most critical decision points are located. Are the most important political,...