How Lessons Learned from the CCW Can Help Guide the Regulation of AWS
by 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...
Tentative Remarks on Ukraine’s Suspension of the Ottawa Convention
by Inna Zavorotko, Oleksii Plotnikov | Oct 8, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Weapons Law
Tentative Remarks on Ukraine’s Suspension of the Ottawa Convention On June 29, 2025, the President of Ukraine signed a decree on the withdrawal of Ukraine from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines...
What Is Left After Leaving Ottawa?
by Inna Zavorotko, Oleksii Plotnikov | Jul 15, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium, Weapons Law
What Is Left After Leaving Ottawa? With 165 member States (at the time of writing), the Ottawa Convention is arguably the most widely recognized international treaty on conventional weapons. It was long regarded as a triumph of civil society, with progress reported on...
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine and the Future of the Ottawa Convention
by Duncan Hollis | Jul 7, 2025 | AoW Posts, Blog, Compliance, Policy, State Responsibility, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Ukraine and the Future of the Ottawa Convention In 1935, the International Labor Organization (ILO) adopted its 45th convention, generally prohibiting the employment of women in underground mining work. The treaty achieved widespread adoption, with...