Means and Methods of Warfare

This theme focuses on the legal and humanitarian considerations surrounding the use of weapons and methods of warfare, emphasizing the need to mitigate civilian harm and ensure compliance with international humanitarian law.

AI, war and (in)humanity: the role of human emotions in military decision-making

February 20, 2025 11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / New Technologies / Weapons Joanna L D Wilson

Contemporary armed conflicts are increasingly complex and, through rapid technological development, increasingly remote. This calls ...

A steppingstone for more? Progress on the protection of civilian populations from ICT activities during armed conflict

February 13, 2025 11 mins read Analysis / Communications / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Laurent Gisel & Tilman Rodenhäuser

In today’s multilateral disarmament, peace and security, and humanitarian fora, a key responsibility of states ...

The NSAG handbook: helping non-State armed groups reduce civilian harm during urban warfare

March 30, 2023 8 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Urban warfare Ruben Stewart & Celia Edeline

Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. As the number ...

Legal reviews of weapons, means and methods of warfare involving artificial intelligence: 16 elements to consider

March 21, 2019 13 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Conduct of Hostilities / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / The most read blog posts in 2019 / Weapons Dustin A. Lewis

What are some of the chief concerns in contemporary debates around legal reviews of weapons, ...