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05 Mar KSM Heading Back to a Military Commission?
...are unlawful enemy combatants over whom it has jurisdiction. Note that this distinction has nothing to do with the charges, or the nature of the crime, or whether they are terrorists. It is simply a determination of their military status at the time they committed the crime. The previous commission cases have been individuals captured in Afghanistan. Hamdan, for example, was a civilian (unprivileged) who participated in combat by transporting anti-aircraft missile on the battlefield. KSM, however, commanded the 9/11 attack. He clearly is a criminal and engaged in air...09 Oct The ACLU/CCR Reply Brief in Al-Aulaqi (and My Reply to Wittes)
...order. From the context of US history, some of the arguments raised here do not make sense. The US did not regard any of the Confederate states to be independent countries, so the Civil War was a non-international conflict. The Confederacy was a military alliance between non-national co-belligerents, but it has always been regarded as a single war and not 11 separate armed conflicts, one with each Confederate state. No concept of locality was applied, and the US targeted forces in states that had previously not had battlefields or large...21 Jul UN Human Rights Commissioner Warns of Criminal Responsibility
...solely to circumstances tactically on a battlefield, rather than taken in conjunction with the whole strategic operation of which any particular battle is merely a part. Many individual uses of force will appear disproportionate - pointless, even - if examined solely on their own, in isolation, rather than as part of a larger strategic campaign. Seamus While Arbour's statement may have lacked legal precision, perhaps she was intending to remind us that for the IDF virtually anything might be (and has been) construed as possessing military significance.... The strategic campaign...07 Apr NYU Petitioners Do Harold Koh — and Themselves — a Grave Disservice
...administration. Thank you. charlesloewe So all commenters above would have no objections to having Henry Kissinger teaching human rights? After all, he has written a large number of books, and is often invited to speak as a distinguished academic. I consider educated and wealthy individuals, living far from the battlefield, providing the legal underpinnings for crimes against civilian, to have a far greater degree of individual criminal responsibility for crimes committed than any 18 year old firing a gun at a civilian on the battlefield. el roam Charlesloewe , Thanks...06 May Chemical Weapons Used in Syria — By the Rebels…
...Syrian government'. I cannot think of one regime that has unleashed chemical weapons at their disposal when faced with impending overthrow. Csarist Russia was the first to face this dilemma, and it didn't. Germany gassed its Jews but never used chemical weapons on the battlefield during its death throes. Japan gassed the Chinese but never the invading American forces. Chemical weapons are generally used as a side arsenal when it can employ them with relative confidence, not last resort weapon. The same could be said regarding Saddam's gassing of the...06 Nov Robotics and the Law Panel at Stanford Law School
...conflict.) Stanford Law School 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Reception (Student Lounge) 6:30 p.m. — 7:45 p.m. Panel (Room 190) Once relegated to factories and fiction, robots are rapidly entering the mainstream. Advances in artificial intelligence translate into ever-broadening functionality and autonomy. Recent years have seen an explosion in the use of robotics in warfare, medicine, and exploration. Industry analysts and UN statistics predict equally significant growth in the market for personal or service robotics over the next few years. What unique legal challenges will the widespread availability of sophisticated robots pose?...15 May The Fog of Technology and International Law
...whether it’s the remotely-piloted drone that killed Lo Porto and Weinstein, Stuxnet, or rumors of truly autonomous weapon systems (or “killer robots”). Which domestic and international legal frameworks regulate the deployment of these technologies? Does international humanitarian law (IHL) govern these operations, and, if so, does it do so exclusively, or do other regimes like international human rights apply as well? To the extent a specific regime applies – IHL – how do its rules on things like distinction or neutrality apply to technologies and operations that may have no...09 Nov Weekend Roundup: November 2-8, 2013
...and non-self-executing treaty was also misunderstood. Should an international treaty ban “killer robots”? Ken, in a WSJ op-ed with Matthew Waxman, argued that it should not . From killer robots to drones: Deborah was worried about reports that the migration of targeting operations from the CIA to the Pentagon has stalled. The recent drone reports by HRW and AI were criticized by Jens Iverson who examined whether members of armed groups can be targeted and by Michael W. Lewis who argued that significant flaws undermine the reports’ objectivity and overall...13 Apr Law and Ethics for Autonomous Weapon Systems
Last November, two documents appeared within a few days of each other, each addressing the emerging legal and policy issues of autonomous weapon systems – and taking strongly incompatible approaches. One was from Human Rights Watch, whose report, Losing Our Humanity: The Case Against Killer Robots, made a sweeping, provocative call for an international treaty ban on the use, production, and development of what it defined as “fully autonomous weapons.” Human Rights Watch has followed that up with a public campaign for signatures on a petition supporting a ban, as...
04 Mar Warning! Obstacles Ahead! The Regulation of Autonomous Weapons Systems in the GGE LAWS
...Weapons Convention. This is a very positive development and gives hope that States may be willing and able to agree on how to address the challenges in the development and use of autonomous weapons systems. On the other hand, some States and civil society organizations are not satisfied at all with the pace of the regulation of autonomous weapons systems. For example, in 2022, the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots voiced a very different perspective on the state of progress of the GGE LAWS: “After 9 years of international discussions,...