by Eric Jensen, Carolyn Sharp | Feb 9, 2022 | AI, AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies, Weapons Law
Reentering the Loop The warfighting advantages of using lethal autonomous systems, and the potential costs of not using them, seem to guarantee their role in future armed conflict. This post argues that optimizing their effectiveness involves not only improving their...
by Lieber Institute | Jan 6, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, LOAC History, Uncategorized
Year Ahead – 2022 In our look back at 2021, affiliates of the Lieber Institute discussed some of the law of armed conflict issues that made an impact in the past year. In the present post, Professors Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, Chris Jenks, Laurie Blank,...
by Lieber Institute | Dec 30, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, LOAC History, Uncategorized
Year in Review – 2021 The approach of a new year provides an opportunity to reflect on the past year and to anticipate what the future may hold in the next. In keeping with the tradition of year-in-review surveys, we asked affiliates of the Lieber Institute what...
by Laurie R. Blank, Eric Jensen, Daphné Richemond-Barak, Larry Lewis | May 26, 2021 | AoW Posts, Blog, Emerging Technologies
Technology, Humanity, and the End of War The role of new technologies in targeting—including GPS-guided weapons, battle networks, collateral damage estimation methodology (CDEM), cyber, drones, and autonomous weapons—has been the focus of extensive analysis by...
by Eric Jensen, Carolyn Sharp | Apr 8, 2021 | AoW Posts, Interpretation & Development, Topics
Non-State Commentaries: Law-Making or Law-Suggesting? What is the role of non-State commentaries with respect to understanding international law, and more specifically, the law of armed conflict? This question is surprisingly provocative—particularly with...