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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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Samuel White
| Oct 14, 2025 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog
Mission Command Responsibility When Justice Paul Brereton’s report on alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan was released, it sent shockwaves in Australia and internationally. It confronted and confirmed uncomfortable truths: that within Australia’s most elite...
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Claire Simmons
| Sep 9, 2024 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance
Military Investigations in Armed Conflict: Investigating Themselves? Editors’ note: This post is based on the author’s recently published book, Military Investigations in Armed Conflict: Independence and Impartiality under International Law, published with Routledge....
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William H. Boothby
| Apr 17, 2024 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Cyber, In Honor of Yoram Dinstein, Law of Armed Conflict, Weapons Law
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...
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Clarissa Rodio
| Feb 26, 2024 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Regulating Military Force Series, State Responsibility, Use of Force
Regulating Military Force Series – Justice and Accountability in the Era of Modern Mercenarism Editors’ note: The author delivered remarks on the subject of this post at the conference “International Law and the Regulation of Resort to Force: Exhaustion,...
