Human judgment and lethal decision-making in war April 11, 2018 8 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / Conduct of Hostilities / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Weapons Paul Scharre For the fifth year in a row, government delegates meet at the United Nations in ...
Autonomous weapon systems: A threat to human dignity? April 10, 2018 13 mins read Autonomous Weapons / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Weapons Ariadna Pop In the opening scene of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, six British soldiers, looking for food and ...
Autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control? April 3, 2018 6 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Autonomous Weapons / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / The most read blog posts in 2018 / Weapons Neil Davison The requirement for human control The risks of functionally delegating complex tasks—and associated decisions—to sensors ...
Masculinity and war–let’s talk about it March 15, 2018 5 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2018 Hugo Slim There is much talk about violations, cruelty and brutality in the public discussion of war, ...
A conversation with Dr Helen Durham–IHL and women March 8, 2018 6 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Law and Conflict / The most read blog posts in 2018 Helen Durham On this International Women’s Day, Dr Helen Durham, Director of the Humanitarian Law & Policy ...
Identities, intersectionalities and vulnerabilities in humanitarian operations: A response to Slim March 1, 2018 7 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Identity By Dr Ayesha Ahmad & Professor Lisa Eckenwiler together with Professor Jackie Leach Scully, Dr ...
Combating ‘cyber fatigue’ in the maritime domain December 7, 2017 8 mins read Analysis / Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Sean Fahey Cyber vulnerabilities in the maritime domain are expanding at an alarming rate; unfortunately, proficiency in guarding against those vulnerabilities is struggling to keep ...
International Humanitarian Law: A legal framework for exceptional circumstances November 30, 2017 9 mins read Counterterrorism / Religion David Tuck & Thomas de Saint Maurice Recently, the International Committee of the Red Cross expressed its concern about the risks of rhetoric that suggests there are circumstances in which ...
Changing the narrative on international humanitarian law November 24, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Law and Conflict Juliane Garcia Ravel & Vincent Bernard Two ICRC initiatives to reaffirm the relevance of international humanitarian law (IHL) in today’s armed ...
Ethics as a source of law: The Martens clause and autonomous weapons November 14, 2017 12 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Rob Sparrow Ethics evolves, the law changes. In this way, moral progress may occur. Yet the relation ...
Human evolution: Its influence on our behaviour and perception of facts October 23, 2017 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Sexual Violence Paul Beeckman The study of the evolution of the human species can provide insight to understanding the ...
Fighting together and international humanitarian law: Ensuring respect for the law and assessing responsibility for violations (2/2) October 17, 2017 10 mins read Counterterrorism Cordula Droege & David Tuck The second part of this two-part blog on partnering in warfare discusses the issues of ensuring respect for IHL and State responsibility for ...
