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… cause catastrophe tomorrow, including fully autonomous combat robots and laser weapons. …
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Current issues in IHL- interview with Director of International Law and Policy, ICRC
… area of new technologies too, cyber warfare, autonomous weapons, and even outer space law, we really need to look at how modern weapon technology can ensurly they follow the …
Seoul: State Representatives Discuss Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities to International Humanitarian Law
… of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous weapon systems (AWS), which raises various …
China: Annual International Humanitarian Law Summer Session Held in Jiangsu
… cultural property, cyber warfare, AI and autonomous weapons, arms control, the criminal …
ICRC president, Egypt’s Minister of Justice sign MoU to boost collaboration on International Humanitarian Law
… emerging threats such as cyber warfare and autonomous weapons. They also discussed how …
Brazil: Seminar marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and promotes international humanitarian law
… discussion of the day. Cyber operations, autonomous weapons and the consequences of the …
Protection of Civilians: Achieving a better protection of water-related essential services and infrastructure for the civilian population during armed conflicts
… sanctions systems, including so-called "autonomous" sanctions structures - and urge …
2015 Advanced Seminar in International Humanitarian Law for University Lecturers
… Academy 10:30 Coffee break 11:00-12:30 Autonomous weapons and the law Gilles Giacca, …
“Lest the ghosts of Guernica keep haunting us…”
… , artificial intelligence, and increasingly autonomous weapons systems ? How are we to …
Humanitarian perspectives on international security in times of mutating conflicts Geneva Centre for Peace and Security
… from: The use of military force, between autonomous political actors, as a mean of … longer construed or understood strictly as autonomous political organizations confronting …
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