AI-to-AI #perfidy is the situation where a system deliberately simulates protected status/signals to trigger law-compliant restraint in an opposing system, with the intent to exploit restraint for attack, explain Samuel White, Jonathan Kwik, and Dora Velenczei. lieber.westpoint.edu/ai-on-ai-per...
As Gavin Daly explains, this ideal of humanity in war was very much at odds with the centuries-old customary law of war on sack.
Joint legal interoperability has received very little attention in U.S. military legal training, particularly with respect to maritime operations, argues Kathy Paradis. lieber.westpoint.edu/legal-intero...
In today’s major wars, sexual violence is frequently deployed as a deliberate method of domination, punishment, and control. Alice Edwards examines how/why sexual violence has come to be recognised as a form of torture. lieber.westpoint.edu/prosecuting-...
What are the main issues of the employment of different artificial intelligence (AI) systems? Inspired by the U.S. Cyber Command’s Legal Conference, “Innovation to Impact”, William Boothby addresses a series of linked concerns regarding the use of AI. lieber.westpoint.edu/ai-box-black/
Humanitarian assistance has become central to international law, but analysis of it is fragmented across pieces addressing different actors, contexts, and regimes. Marina Sharp introduces her book providing a comprehensive account on the matter. lieber.westpoint.edu/humanitarian...
Are #evacuation orders unlawful? Oded Hen argues that IHL does not categorically prohibit evacuation orders. Their legality depends on a context-specific assessment of military necessity, civilian protection, and the operational circumstances. lieber.westpoint.edu/are-evacuati...
Throughout most of Western history, the right to #sack a besieged city was part and parcel of the customary laws of #siege warfare. From the 18th century on, we saw growing calls for minimising civilian suffering in war on moral and humanitarian grounds. lieber.westpoint.edu/sack-cities-...
Commercial EO & geospatial intelligence firms now provide near-real-time imagery & analysis during active hostilities. Existing IHL applies to these situations, but its application to commercial support remains unsettled, argues Raoul Cardellini Leipertz. lieber.westpoint.edu/imagery-targ...
After more than a decade, there has been another rise in the practice of #recognition of statehood, chiefly in response to the #Gaza War. Robert Kolb and Pavle Kilibarda reflect on the legal effects of recognition of States and its value for #IHL. lieber.westpoint.edu/statehood-co...
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Deliberate, bad-faith AI-to-AI perfidy fits comfortably within the existing prohibition of AP I when interpreted in light of its purpose.
