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Protection Of Data In Armed Conflict, Robin Geiss, Henning Lahmann
Protection Of Data In Armed Conflict, Robin Geiss, Henning Lahmann
International Law Studies
This article presents a novel way to conceptualize the protection of data in situations of armed conflict. Although the question of the targeting of data through adversarial military cyber operations and its implications for the qualification of such conduct under International Humanitarian Law has been on scholars’ and states’ radar for the last few years, there remain a number of misunderstandings as to how to think about the notion of “data.” Based on a number of fictional scenarios, the article clarifies the pertinent terminology and makes some expedient distinctions between various types of data. It then analyzes how existing international …
Command Accountability For Ai Weapon Systems In The Law Of Armed Conflict, James Kraska
Command Accountability For Ai Weapon Systems In The Law Of Armed Conflict, James Kraska
International Law Studies
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in weapon systems enhances the ability of operational forces to fuse multispectral sensors to understand the warfighting environment, positively identify, track, and select targets, and engage them with the most appropriate effects. The potential for AI to help close the “kill chain” has raised concern that this creates a gap in accountability between the decisions of humans and the acts of machines, with humans no longer accountable for decisions made during armed conflict. This study suggests that there is no gap because the military commander is always directly and individually accountable for the employment …