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The impact of emerging technologies on the law of armed conflict, volume editors, Professor Eric Talbot Jensen, Major Ronald T. P. Alcala

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The impact of emerging technologies on the law of armed conflict

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volume editors, Professor Eric Talbot Jensen, Major Ronald T. P. Alcala

Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare: the Lieber studies, Volume 2

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. --, Provided by publisher

Foreword / Brigadier General R. Patrick Huston -- Regulating new weapons technology / Rebecca Crootof -- Assessing LOAC compliance and discourse as new technologies emerge : from effects driven analysis to "what effects" / Laurie R. Blank -- Leveraging emerging technology for LOAC compliance / Eric Talbot Jensen & Alan Hickey -- Lethal autonomous weapons systems : the overlooked importance of administrative accountability / Laura A. Dickinson -- Law-of-war precautions : a cautionary note / Sean Watts -- The other side of autonomous weapons : using artificial intelligence to enhance IHL compliance / Peter Margulies -- High tech civilians, participation in hostilities, and criminal liability : reconciling U.S. perspectives / Lieutenant Colonel Matthew T. King -- Emerging technologies and the principle of distinction : a further blurring of the lines between combatants and civilians? / Michael W. Meier -- Who did it? : attribution of cyber intrusions and the jus in bello / William Banks -- The law of armed conflict implications of covered or concealed cyber operations : perfidy, ruses, and the principle of passive distinction / Colonel Gary P. Corn & Commander Peter P. Pascucci -- Invisible soldiers : the perfidy implications of invisibility technology on battlefields of the future / Sephora Sultana & Hitoshi Nasu -- Attack decision-making : context, reasonableness, and the duty to obey / Geoffrey S. Corn