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...
An Assessment of Russia’s Withdrawal from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

An Assessment of Russia’s Withdrawal from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

An Assessment of Russia’s Withdrawal from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty On November 2, 2023, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed a law withdrawing the country’s ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). This multilateral treaty prohibits...
Lieber Studies Big Data Volume – Big Data and Armed Conflict – Legal Issues Above and Below the Armed Conflict Threshold

Lieber Studies Big Data Volume – Big Data and Armed Conflict – Legal Issues Above and Below the Armed Conflict Threshold

Lieber Studies Big Data Volume – Big Data and Armed Conflict – Legal Issues Above and Below the Armed Conflict Threshold Editor’s note: This is the first post in a symposium addressing themes from a new book entitled Big Data and Armed Conflict: Legal...