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Autonomy in weapons systems: playing catch up with technology
For almost eight years now, the international community at the United Nations (UN) has been discussing the various ethical, legal and security-relate…
4 years, 11 months ago
Identifying Protected Missions in the Digital Domain
Digital technologies and the always-on communications that underpin the internet have transformed our world in many positive ways, but have also enab…
4 years, 11 months ago
Signaling legal protection during cyber warfare: an authenticated digital emblem
Warfare increasingly takes place in cyberspace. Consequently, the question arises how a digital analogy of the protective emblems, the red cross, red…
4 years, 11 months ago
Signaling legal protection in a digitalizing world: a new era for the distinctive emblems?
The use of digital technology in armed conflict is rising sharply. Such developments come with risks, but they may also provide opportunities. For ex…
4 years, 11 months ago
Biometrics in humanitarian action: a delicate balance
When biometrics enters the news cycle, it is usually in the context of a critical discussion on the risks versus the benefits – an ethical debate, as…
5 years ago
Sustaining the momentum: working to prevent and address enforced disappearances
Preventing persons from going missing, clarifying the fate and whereabouts of those who do and supporting their loved ones, including in their quest …
5 years ago
The future is now: artificial intelligence and anticipatory humanitarian action
As the world faces simultaneous disasters and burgeoning risks, humanitarian actors need to develop more efficient ways of delivering aid to vulnerab…
5 years ago
The value (and danger) of ‘shock’ in regulating new technology during armed conflict
The rules and standards of war are not self-correcting. Contradictions, gaps, and ambiguities often endure until an external pressure makes them sali…
5 years ago
Drones and distrust in humanitarian aid
Drones are an increasingly common tool in humanitarian aid, but issues revolving around public perception and trust continue to slow their global rol…
5 years, 1 month ago
Online education: teaching IHL in the Gaza Strip during the COVID-19 pandemic
No country or sector has been spared the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Gaza Strip has certainly been no exception. In this post, Professo…
5 years, 1 month ago