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Is there a difference in how a ‘computer science-centric’ viewpoint looks at the world and how the law looks at it? And does this have implications for the application of IHL in armed conflict? According to Suresh Venkatasubramanian, the answer is yes. There is tension between the two in terms of process and outcome, and, a challenge of vagueness and contestability, which require attention moving forward.
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The ICRC's new IHL Casebook highlight presents seven case studies discussing the situation in Syria. This highlight will allow readers to examine issues relating to the reported violations of IHL that have occurred in Syria, and more specifically, codes of conducts and judgments adopted by armed groups.
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How is the legality of an AI weapon to be verified before it is employed? What process should be followed? And what criteria used? In this AI in Armed Conflict blog post, Netta Goussac examines the key role of legal reviews in safeguarding against unlawful AI weapons development and use.
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The 4th edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition will be hosted by the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana from 20 – 24 November 2019. All European universities are invited to apply. Early bird registration is now open until 1 June.
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In late March, the small village of Ogossagou in central Mali experienced a horrific massacre. This episode of Intercross The Podcast, hears from those assisting in the aftermath, and asks how are communities being supported? And what is needed to move forward, during, and following, such tragic events?
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Why did Syria’s cultural heritage become such a target after 2011, and why was such little attention paid to the norms of international law protecting heritage? Ross Burns examines the weaponizing of monuments in this recent article, featured in the International Review of the Red Cross.
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