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Gerald Mako
| Jun 24, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law
Compliance by Design III: LOAC in China’s Autonomous Weapons Development Editors’ note: This is the eight post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal accountability under international...
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Gerald Mako
| Jun 17, 2026 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law
Compliance by Design II: LOAC in U.S. Software Provided for Autonomous Combat Systems Editors’ note: This is the seventh post in a series dedicated to Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the questions of human oversight and legal accountability under...
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Gerald Mako
| 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...
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Gerald Mako,
Aasim Al-Thani
| 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...
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Ted Richard
| Apr 29, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, History of LOAC, Weapons Law
Modern Attack Balloons and the 1907 Hague Balloons Declaration In the days leading up to the 1812 Battle of Borodino, Russia devised a plan to float a large shark-shaped hot air balloon over French forces to drop explosives. The balloon could not be made ready in time...
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William H. Boothby
| Apr 27, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law
Nuclear Weapons Part IV – A Postscript Editors’ note: This is the fourth of a four-part post on legal considerations applicable to nuclear weapons. The first three posts in this series were completed on February 26, 2026, approximately 48 hours before the outbreak of...
