Israel-Hamas 2024 Symposium – AI-Based Targeting in Gaza: Surveying Expert Responses and Refining the Debate

Israel-Hamas 2024 Symposium – AI-Based Targeting in Gaza: Surveying Expert Responses and Refining the Debate

Israel-Hamas 2024 Symposium – AI-Based Targeting in Gaza: Surveying Expert Responses and Refining the Debate The reported use of artificial intelligence-enabled decision-support systems (AI-DSS), in particular the Gospel and Lavender, by the Israel Defense...
Flamethrowers: A Fiery Legacy and Uncertain Future?

Flamethrowers: A Fiery Legacy and Uncertain Future?

Flamethrowers: A Fiery Legacy and Uncertain Future? In warfare, few weapons are as terrifying as the flamethrower. Horrific imagery captured in iconic photographs from the First and Second World Wars cemented its reputation for inflicting excruciating burns and...
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...
Military Objectives by Location

Military Objectives by Location

Military Objectives by Location Editors’ Note: This post is derived from a presentation given at the 2023 Israel Defense Forces Military Advocate General’s 4th International Conference on the Law of Armed Conflict. The rules relating to the targeting of military...
Detonating the Air – The Legality of the Use of Thermobaric Weapons under International Humanitarian Law

Detonating the Air – The Legality of the Use of Thermobaric Weapons under International Humanitarian Law

Detonating the Air – The Legality of the Use of Thermobaric Weapons under International Humanitarian Law This post is drawn from the author’s article-length work, “Detonating the Air: The Legality of the Use of Thermobaric Weapons under International...