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Ted Richard
| Feb 16, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Interpretation & Development, Weapons Law
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...
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Laura A. Dickinson
| Jan 30, 2024 | Accountability, AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Detention, Emerging Technologies, Human Rights, Law of Armed Conflict, Lieber Studies Big Data Volume, Targeting, Use of Force, Weapons Law
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...
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Hitoshi Nasu
| Nov 27, 2023 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law
Nova 2, Legion-X, and the AI Political Declaration The race to develop autonomous weapons systems for military deployment has entered a new phase, with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the navigation of small drones in active combat. In the...
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Machiko Kanetake,
Cedric Ryngaert
| Nov 15, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Human Rights, Law of Armed Conflict, Weapons Law
Arms Exporters’ Corporate Liability for Due Diligence Failures The intensification of the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas is reported to have led to another surge in international arms sales. In fact, lately, new weapon systems have been in increasing demand...
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Kevin S. Coble,
John C. Tramazzo
| Oct 25, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Israel-Hamas 2023 Symposium, Law of Armed Conflict, Weapons Law
Israel – Hamas 2023 Symposium – White Phosphorus and International Law Editor’s note: The authors’ original version of this post omitted citations to two sources, namely LTC Matthew J. Aiesi’s post on Lawfare dated November 26, 2019, and a Human Rights Watch report...
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Brian L. Cox
| Jul 21, 2023 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Law of Armed Conflict, Weapons Law
The Biden Administration’s Decision to Transfer Cluster Munitions to Ukraine: Legal and Policy Considerations The Biden administration recently announced the approval of a new arms package for Ukraine that will, for the first time, include the provision of cluster...
