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Gerald Mako
| Mar 9, 2026 | Accountability, AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies
Legal Accountability for AI-Driven Autonomous Weapons As algorithms begin to make decisions that determine who lives and who dies on the battlefield, the rise of AI-driven autonomous weapon systems (AWS) is forcing a re-examination of some of the most basic principles...
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Natalie Nunn
| Feb 6, 2026 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies
How Lessons Learned from the CCW Can Help Guide the Regulation of AWS Autonomous weapon systems have become a familiar set piece in contemporary International Humanitarian Law (IHL) debates. The questions are by now well-rehearsed: does the existing law of armed...
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Charles Trumbull
| Nov 5, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Emerging Technologies, Future of Warfare and Law Series, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Future of Warfare and Law Series – Addressing Uncertainty in the Use of Autonomous Weapons Systems Editors’ note: This post is part of a series featuring topics discussed during the Third Annual Future of Warfare and the Law Symposium. LTC Christina Colclough’s...
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Masoud Zamani
| Mar 26, 2025 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies
How Meaningful is “Meaningful Human Control” in LAWS Regulation? In recent years, the concept of “meaningful human control” (MHC) has emerged as a key consideration in regulating lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS). This standard seeks to ensure substantial human...
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Jonathan Kwik
| Sep 13, 2024 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Targeting
Lawfully Using Autonomous Weapon Technologies Editor’s note: This post is derived from the author’s recently published book Lawfully Using Autonomous Weapon Technologies, published with Springer Press. We, members of the human race in 2024, already live in a...
