Legal Reviews of War Algorithms: From Cyber Weapons to AI Systems

Legal Reviews of War Algorithms: From Cyber Weapons to AI Systems

Legal Reviews of War Algorithms: From Cyber Weapons to AI Systems States are obliged to conduct legal reviews of new weapons, means, and methods of warfare. Legal reviews of artificial intelligence (AI) systems pose significant legal and practical challenges due to...
Tripwires to Trojans: Updating the Law of Booby-traps for the Digital Age

Tripwires to Trojans: Updating the Law of Booby-traps for the Digital Age

Tripwires to Trojans: Updating the Law of Booby-traps for the Digital Age Articles of War has featured discussion of the law of armed conflict (LOAC) rules concerning booby-traps (see, e.g., here, here, here, and here). All have been based in the land domain. I am...
Belligerent Reprisals Series – Reprisals with Weapons

Belligerent Reprisals Series – Reprisals with Weapons

Belligerent Reprisals Series – Reprisals with Weapons Editors’ note: This post is part of a series related to Francesco Romani’s book “Belligerent Reprisals from Enforcement to Reciprocity” published by Cambridge University Press. Francesco’s impressive work on...
Future of Warfare and Law Series – Legal Reviews of Autonomous Weapons at the Tactical Edge

Future of Warfare and Law Series – Legal Reviews of Autonomous Weapons at the Tactical Edge

Future of Warfare and Law Series – Legal Reviews of Autonomous Weapons at the Tactical Edge Editors’ note: This post is part of a series featuring topics discussed during the Third Annual Future of Warfare and the Law Symposium. Christina Colclough’s introductory post...
Future of Warfare and Law Series – The Law and LAWS

Future of Warfare and Law Series – The Law and LAWS

Future of Warfare and Law Series – The Law and LAWS Editors’ note: This post is part of a series featuring topics discussed during the Third Annual Future of Warfare and the Law Symposium. Christina Colclough’s introductory post is available here. In May of 2025, the...
Tentative Remarks on Ukraine’s Suspension of the Ottawa Convention

Tentative Remarks on Ukraine’s Suspension of the Ottawa Convention

Tentative Remarks on Ukraine’s Suspension of the Ottawa Convention On June 29, 2025, the President of Ukraine signed a decree on the withdrawal of Ukraine from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines...