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[International Humanitarian Law] Taylor Woodcock: ‘We should focus on the effects of decision-making aids, tasking, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology in warfare’
11 October 2022In a new podcast episode by On Air, Asser Institute researcher Taylor Woodcock discusses today’s ‘overshadowing focus on autonomous weapon systems (aws) in warfare’, and the consequential lack of attention to other military applications of artificial intellige...
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[Sports law] Zooming in on the International Olympic Committee’s strategic framework on human rights
11 October 2022In a new blog post on Verfassungsblog, Asser researchers Antoine Duval and Daniela Heerdt have a closer look at the long-awaited “Strategic Framework on Human Rights” (Framework) that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) published early September. The n...
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[New research paper] 'Magnitsky sanctions fail to serve human rights or security'
6 October 2022[New research paper] 'Magnitsky sanctions fail to serve human rights or security' In a new paper, Asser Institute researchers Victoria Kerr and James Patrick Sexton conclude that so-called ‘Magnitsky sanctions regimes’ - in which governments target people s...
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[Forum of Legal Actors] Supporting and defending the right to freedom of expression and the safety of journalists
29 September 2022Next week, the Asser Institute will host the Forum of Legal Actors for Freedom of Expression, which will discuss the state of freedom of expression and the protection of journalists in Africa and Latin America. The global network aims to support and defend the...
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[Research paper] In or out of control? Criminal responsibility of programmers of autonomous vehicles and autonomous weapon systems
23 September 2022In a new paper, Asser Institute researcher Marta Bo examines when programmers may be held criminally responsible for harms caused by self-driving cars and autonomous weapons. Partially automated driver-assist systems were involved in hundreds of crashes in th...