In Honor of Yoram Dinstein – Command Responsibility in an Era of New Weapons

In Honor of Yoram Dinstein – Command Responsibility in an Era of New Weapons

In Honor of Yoram Dinstein – Command Responsibility in an Era of New Weapons Editors’ note: This post is part of a series to honor Professor Yoram Dinstein, who passed away on Saturday February 10, 2024. These posts recognize Professor Dinstein’s work and the...
MARWAN 1: How U.S. Central Command Transferred Seized Iranian Ammunition to Ukraine

MARWAN 1: How U.S. Central Command Transferred Seized Iranian Ammunition to Ukraine

MARWAN 1: How U.S. Central Command Transferred Seized Iranian Ammunition to Ukraine On December 1, 2022, the USS Lewis B. Puller, an expeditionary mobile base ship assigned to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, intercepted a fishing trawler, the...
State Submissions on the Legal Review of AWS and Possible Good Practices

State Submissions on the Legal Review of AWS and Possible Good Practices

State Submissions on the Legal Review of AWS and Possible Good Practices The review of weapons, means, and methods of warfare for compliance with international law has attracted significant attention during the international debate about the regulation and use of...
AWS Legal Review Series – Protracted Debate, Incremental Progress, Unexpected Outcomes

AWS Legal Review Series – Protracted Debate, Incremental Progress, Unexpected Outcomes

AWS Legal Review Series – Protracted Debate, Incremental Progress, Unexpected Outcomes This post appears as part of a series on the legal review of autonomous weapon systems. An introductory post by Professors Rain Liivoja and Sean Watts provides an overview of the...
Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Reflections on the Invocation of Common Article 1

Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Reflections on the Invocation of Common Article 1

Israel – Hamas 2024 Symposium – Reflections on the Invocation of Common Article 1 The South Africa v. Israel case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning alleged violations of the Genocide Convention during the Israel-Hamas war has broader implications...
AWS Legal Review Series – Transparency and the Experience of the Netherlands

AWS Legal Review Series – Transparency and the Experience of the Netherlands

AWS Legal Review Series – Transparency and the Experience of the Netherlands This post appears as part of a series on the legal review of autonomous weapon systems. An introductory post by Professors Rain Liivoja and Sean Watts provides an overview of the series. In...