The Impact Of Emerging Technologies On The Law Of Armed Conflict

Author : Eric Talbot Jensen,Ronald T. P. Alcala
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190915322

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The Impact of Emerging Technologies on the Law of Armed Conflict by Eric Talbot Jensen,Ronald T. P. Alcala Pdf

Emerging technologies have always played an important role in armed conflict. From the crossbow to cyber capabilities, technology that could be weaponized to create an advantage over an adversary has inevitably found its way into military arsenals for use in armed conflict. The weaponization of emerging technologies, however, raises challenging legal issues with respect to the law of armed conflict. As States continue to develop and exploit new technologies, how will the law of armed conflict address the use of these technologies on the battlefield? Is existing law sufficient to regulate new technologies, such as cyber capabilities, autonomous weapons systems, and artificial intelligence? Have emerging technologies fundamentally altered the way we should understand concepts such as law-of-war precautions and the principle of distinction? How can we ensure compliance and accountability in light of technological advancement? This volume of the Lieber Studies explores these critical questions while highlighting the legal challenges--and opportunities--presented by the use of emerging technologies on the battlefield.

Author : Hitoshi Nasu,Robert McLaughlin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789067049337

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New Technologies and the Law of Armed Conflict by Hitoshi Nasu,Robert McLaughlin Pdf

Modern technological development has been both rapid and fundamentally transformative of the means and methods of warfare, and of the broader environment in which warfare is conducted. In many cases, technological development has been stimulated by, and dedicated to, addressing military requirements. On other occasions, technological developments outside the military sphere affect or inform the conduct of warfare and military expectations. The introduction of new technologies such as information technology, space technologies, nanotechnology and robotic technologies into our civil life, and into warfare, is expected to influence the application and interpretation of the existing rules of the law of armed conflict. In this book, scholars and practitioners working in the fields critically examine the potential legal challenges arising from the use of new technologies and future directions of legal development in light of the specific characteristics and challenges each technology presents with regard to foreseeable humanitarian impacts upon the battlespace.

Author : William H. Boothby
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108497534

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New Technologies and the Law in War and Peace by William H. Boothby Pdf

Explains how existing and proposed law seek to tackle challenges posed by new and emerging technologies in war and peace.

Author : Reuben Steff,Joe Burton,Simona R. Soare
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000284577

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Emerging Technologies and International Security by Reuben Steff,Joe Burton,Simona R. Soare Pdf

This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of emerging technologies and their impact on the new international security environment across three levels of analysis. While recent technological developments, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and automation, have the potential to transform international relations in positive ways, they also pose challenges to peace and security and raise new ethical, legal and political questions about the use of power and the role of humans in war and conflict. This book makes a contribution to these debates by considering emerging technologies across three levels of analysis: (1) the international system (systemic level) including the balance of power; (2) the state and its role in international affairs and how these technologies are redefining and challenging the state’s traditional roles; and (3) the relationship between the state and society, including how these technologies affect individuals and non-state actors. This provides specific insights at each of these levels and generates a better understanding of the connections between the international and the local when it comes to technological advance across time and space The chapters examine the implications of these technologies for the balance of power, examining the strategies of the US, Russia, and China to harness AI, robotics and automation (and how their militaries and private corporations are responding); how smaller and less powerful states and non-state actors are adjusting; the political, ethical and legal implications of AI and automation; what these technologies mean for how war and power is understood and utilized in the 21st century; and how these technologies diffuse power away from the state to society, individuals and non-state actors. This volume will be of much interest to students of international security, science and technology studies, law, philosophy, and international relations.

Author : William H. Boothby
Publisher : Springer
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789462650022

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Conflict Law by William H. Boothby Pdf

Topics as diverse as the evolving spectrum of conflict, innovations in weaponry, automated and autonomous attack, the depersonalisation of warfare, detention operations, the influence of modern media and the application of human rights law to the conduct of hostilities are examined in this book to see to what extent existing legal norms are challenged. The book takes each topic in turn, explains relevant provisions of contemporary law and analyses exactly where the legal problem lies. The analysis then develops the theme, examining for example the implications of current rules as to deception operations for certain applications of cyber warfare. The text is written in an accessible style, and demonstrates the continuing relevance of established rules and the importance of compliance with them. Useful for academics, military, governments, ministries of defence, ministries of foreign affairs, libraries, diplomats, think tanks, policy units, NGOs, and all others with an interest in law of armed conflict issues such as journalists and students.

Author : MAJ Ronald T.P. Alcala,Eric Talbot Jensen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190915339

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The Impact of Emerging Technologies on the Law of Armed Conflict by MAJ Ronald T.P. Alcala,Eric Talbot Jensen Pdf

Emerging technologies have always played an important role in armed conflict. From the crossbow to cyber capabilities, technology that could be weaponized to create an advantage over an adversary has inevitably found its way into military arsenals for use in armed conflict. The weaponization of emerging technologies, however, raises challenging legal issues with respect to the law of armed conflict. As States continue to develop and exploit new technologies, how will the law of armed conflict address the use of these technologies on the battlefield? Is existing law sufficient to regulate new technologies, such as cyber capabilities, autonomous weapons systems, and artificial intelligence? Have emerging technologies fundamentally altered the way we should understand concepts such as law-of-war precautions and the principle of distinction? How can we ensure compliance and accountability in light of technological advancement? This volume of the Lieber Studies explores these critical questions while highlighting the legal challenges--and opportunities--presented by the use of emerging technologies on the battlefield.

Author : Reuben Steff,Joe Burton,Simona R. Soare
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000284539

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Emerging Technologies and International Security by Reuben Steff,Joe Burton,Simona R. Soare Pdf

This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of emerging technologies and their impact on the new international security environment across three levels of analysis. While recent technological developments, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and automation, have the potential to transform international relations in positive ways, they also pose challenges to peace and security and raise new ethical, legal and political questions about the use of power and the role of humans in war and conflict. This book makes a contribution to these debates by considering emerging technologies across three levels of analysis: (1) the international system (systemic level) including the balance of power; (2) the state and its role in international affairs and how these technologies are redefining and challenging the state’s traditional roles; and (3) the relationship between the state and society, including how these technologies affect individuals and non-state actors. This provides specific insights at each of these levels and generates a better understanding of the connections between the international and the local when it comes to technological advance across time and space The chapters examine the implications of these technologies for the balance of power, examining the strategies of the US, Russia, and China to harness AI, robotics and automation (and how their militaries and private corporations are responding); how smaller and less powerful states and non-state actors are adjusting; the political, ethical and legal implications of AI and automation; what these technologies mean for how war and power is understood and utilized in the 21st century; and how these technologies diffuse power away from the state to society, individuals and non-state actors. This volume will be of much interest to students of international security, science and technology studies, law, philosophy, and international relations.

Author : Dan Saxon
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004229495

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International Humanitarian Law and the Changing Technology of War by Dan Saxon Pdf

Increasingly, war is and will be fought by machines – and virtual networks linking machines - which, to varying degrees, are controlled by humans. This book explores the legal challenges for armed forces resulting from the development and use of new military technologies – automated and autonomous weapon systems, cyber weapons, “non-lethal” weapons and advanced communications - for the conduct of warfare. The contributions, each written by scholars and military officers with expertise in International Humanitarian Law (IHL), provide analysis and recommendations for armed forces as to how these new technologies may be used in accordance with international law. Moreover, the chapters provide suggestions for military doctrine to ensure continued compliance with IHL during this ever-more-rapid evolution of technology.

Author : Natalia Jevglevskaja
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Autonomous weapons systems (International law)
ISBN : 1108931073

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International Law and Weapons Review by Natalia Jevglevskaja Pdf

International law requires that, before any new weapon is developed, purchased or modified, the legality of its use must be determined. This book offers the first comprehensive and systemic analysis of the law mandating such assessments - Article 36 of the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions. Underpinned by empirical research, the book explores the challenges the weapons review authorities are facing when examining emerging military technology, such as autonomous weapons systems and (autonomous) cyber capabilities. It argues that Article 36 is sufficiently broad to cover a wide range of military systems and offers States the necessary flexibility to adopt a process that best suits their organisational demands. While sending a clear signal that law should not simply follow technological developments, but rather steer them, the provision has its limits, however, which are shaped and defined by the interpretative decisions made by States.

Author : Timothy J. Demy,George R. Lucas Jr.,Bradley J. Strawser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317661665

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Military Ethics and Emerging Technologies by Timothy J. Demy,George R. Lucas Jr.,Bradley J. Strawser Pdf

This volume looks at current and emerging technologies of war and some of the ethical issues surrounding their use. Although the nature and politics of war never change, the weapons and technologies used in war do change and are always undergoing development. Because of that, the arsenal of weapons for twenty-first century conflict is different from previous centuries. Weapons in today’s world include an array of instruments of war that include, robotics, cyber war capabilities, human performance enhancement for warriors, and the proliferation of an entire spectrum of unmanned weapons systems and platforms. Tactical weapons now have the potential of strategic results and have changed the understanding of the battle space creating ethical, legal, and political issues unknown in the pre-9/11 world. What do these technologies mean for things such as contemporary international relations, the just-war tradition, and civil-military relations? Directed at readers in the academic, scientific, military, and public policy communities, this volume offers current thought on ethics and emerging technologies from internationally-recognized scholars addressing the full spectrum of issues in present warfare technology. It includes current and ongoing topics of multi-discipline and international interest, such as ethics, law, international relations, war studies, public policy, science and technology. This book was originally published in various issues and volumes of the Journal of Military Ethics.

Author : Rain Liivoja,Tim McCormack
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136028885

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Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed Conflict by Rain Liivoja,Tim McCormack Pdf

The law of armed conflict is a key element of the global legal order yet it finds itself in a state of flux created by the changing nature of warfare and the influences of other branches of international law. The Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed Conflict provides a unique perspective on the field covering all the key aspects of the law as well as identifying developing and often contentious areas of interest. The handbook will feature original pieces by international experts in the field, including academics, staff of relevant NGOs and (former) members of the armed forces. Made up of six parts in order to offer a comprehensive overview of the field, the structure of the handbook is as follows: Part I: Fundamentals Part II: Principle of distinction Part III: Means and methods of warfare Part IV: Special protection regimes Part V: Compliance and enforcement Part VI: Some contemporary issues Throughout the book, attention is paid to non-international conflicts as well as international conflicts with acknowledgement of the differences. The contributors also consider the relationship between the law of armed conflict and human rights law, looking at how the various rules and principles of human rights law interact with specific rules and principles of international humanitarian law in particular circumstances. The Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed Conflict provides a fresh take on the contemporary laws of war and is written for advanced level students, academics, researchers, NGOs and policy-makers with an interest in the field.

Author : Steven Metz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Information warfare
ISBN : UVA:X004399679

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Armed Conflict in the 21st Century by Steven Metz Pdf

Author : Naval War College (U.S.)
Publisher : Department of the Navy
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Government publications
ISBN : MSU:31293024740510

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The Law of War in the 21st Century by Naval War College (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Gary E. Marchant,Braden R. Allenby,Joseph R. Herkert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789400713567

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The Growing Gap Between Emerging Technologies and Legal-Ethical Oversight by Gary E. Marchant,Braden R. Allenby,Joseph R. Herkert Pdf

At the same time that the pace of science and technology has greatly accelerated in recent decades, our legal and ethical oversight mechanisms have become bogged down and slower. This book addresses the growing gap between the pace of science and technology and the lagging responsiveness of legal and ethical oversight society relies on to govern emerging technologies. Whether it be biotechnology, genetic testing, nanotechnology, synthetic biology, computer privacy, autonomous robotics, or any of the other many emerging technologies, new approaches are needed to ensure appropriate and timely regulatory responses. This book documents the problem and offers a toolbox of potential regulatory and governance approaches that might be used to ensure more responsive oversight.

Author : Matthew C. Waxman,Thomas W. Oakley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780197626054

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The Future Law of Armed Conflict by Matthew C. Waxman,Thomas W. Oakley Pdf

"Warfare is changing-and rapidly. New technologies, new geopolitical alignments, new interests and vulnerabilities, and other developments are changing how, why, and by whom conflict will be waged. Just as militaries must plan ahead for an environment in which threats, alliances, capabilities, and even the domains in which they fight will differ from today, they must plan for international legal constraints that may differ, too. As states, including the United States, plan for how they will conduct warfare in the future, West Point's Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare, in collaboration with Columbia Law School's National Security Law Program, convened an expert workshop to consider the future legal context in which conflict will be waged. Titled "Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) 2040," we assembled leading academics and practitioners from around the world to consider how that body of law and institutions for creating, interpreting, and enforcing it might look two decades ahead-as well as what opportunities may exist to influence it in that time"--