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30 Nov Events and Announcements: November 30, 2014
...peace and justice, values that were at heart of Mr Weinrebe’s humanitarian activities. In his keynote lecture, Ben Emmerson, UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights and renowned barrister will focus on pressing issues at the intersection of peace and justice including: mass digital surveillance in the global age, the use of drones in the fight against international terrorism, the rights of victims of terrorism and areas of good practice in the fight against terrorism. Opening Remarks will be given by Professor Robert McCorquodale (Director, BIICL) and the lecture...
29 Aug Automatizing Patterns of Conduct: Can Artificial Intelligence Help Commanders Better Comply with the Principle of Distinction?
...to “enable improved techniques for rapidly discriminating hostile intent and filtering out threats in complex urban environments”. In other words, the DoD is “developing a program of high-tech cameras mounted on drones and other robots that monitor cities, which enable identification and discrimination between civilians and terrorists through machine learning computers.” In this second example too, one can observe the importance of identifying patterns of conduct, especially in urban contexts, to separate civilians from combatants. However, while in the SKYNET programme AI is aimed at a very specific task (rating...28 Sep Does Public International Law Have Anything to Say About the Economic Crisis?
...to say about the crisis of today and its long term implications for governance. Note to young and aspiring scholars: The national security-terrorism decade is over in international law, transborder law, and domestic constitutionalism, even if there are many dangling issues that haven’t been worked out, such as the scope of covert action, drones, targeted killing, trying terrorists, detention, etc. The 90s were liberal internationalism; the 00s were non-state actor terrorism and state counterterrorism. Like it or not, questions answered or not, events have moved on. It is now the...30 Jun Events and Announcements: June 30, 2013
...International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at IDC, the Institute for National Security and Counter-Terrorism at Syracuse University, and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. It will begin today with a keynote speech by Israel’s Deputy Attorney General Shai Nitzan and a dinner, followed by two days of panels on topics including the rule of law, maritime security, cyber-warfare, drones, and the role of courts in balancing law and security. More information is here. Last week’s post can be found here. If you would like to post an announcement on Opinio Juris, please contact...15 Feb New Edition International Law Frameworks
...laws governing the resort to, and use of, armed force. The chapters on the use of force and armed conflict include new reflections on the role of government lawyers and consider new developments in substantive law in an era of drones and “cyberwarfare.” The fourth and final part considers the relationship between domestic law and international law. This is the portion of the book most closely geared to the demands of U.S. law practice. At the same time, it introduces readers to other countries’ views on issues such as jurisdiction,...15 Jun Weekday News Wrap: Friday, June 15, 2012
...West shouldn’t expect Russia to change its position on Syria any time soon. The UK has warned Argentina about acts of “aggression” regarding the Falkland Islands. The British Finance Minister has stated that Greece may have to leave the Euro. The Prosecutor of the ICC has filed a new application to arrest a Rwandan field commander, Sylvestre Mucadumura. Venezuela claims to be building drones with the help of Iran. Germany and France are set to deepen their defense cooperation. The OSCE has criticized the recent violence between Azerbaijan and Armenia....12 Apr Weekday News Wrap: Friday, April 12, 2013
...a target was absolutely isolated and no chance of collateral damage.” And speaking of drones, Foreign Policy offers ten ways to fix the drone war. The UK will not invite Argentinian president Cristina Fernandez to the funeral of Margaret Thatcher, but later decided that “good manners” required that at the very least the Argentinian ambassador should be invited. Julian will be happy to see some sign of progress at last: the ICJ will hear Australia’s case against Japan over the latter’s whaling program in late June and early July. At...26 Oct Chase Madar on the Weaponisation of Human Rights
...of government are weighing in on how wars should be fought: in the United States, the phrase “human rights-based approach to drones” passes without much comment in the legal academy and mainstream media. As the grandees of the human rights movement enter high office throughout North America and Western Europe, what is the effect of this legal doctrine on warfare–and vice versa?Will this blossoming relationship bring about more humanity in warfare? Or is human rights being conscripted into ever more militarized foreign policy? SOAS has now made the video of...