Law and the Future of War

Dec 18 2024 91 ep. 40 mins 804
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Through conversation with experts in technology, law and military affairs, this series explores how new military technology and international law interact. Edited and produced by Dr Lauren Sanders and Dr Simon McKenzie, the podcast is published by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Law and Security. Until July 2024, the podcast was published by the University of Queensland School of Law.

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75 Years of the Geneva Conventions - Lauren Sanders and Simon McKenzie

Dec 18 2024 24 mins  
Send us a textIn this series introduction, Dr Lauren Sanders and Dr Simon McKenzie talk about the Geneva Conventions, and what is in store for the Law and the Future of War podcast over the next few months.

A functional approach to the legal review of Autonomous Weapon Systems - webinar recording

Dec 05 2024 92 mins  
Send us a textThis episode is a recording of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Law and Security webinar hosted on 21 November 2024 on the functional approach to the legal review of autonomous weapon systems (AWS).AWS are no longer limited to science fiction. Conflicts in the Ukraine and Gaza demonstrate an increased trend toward the use of autonomy in the use of force in armed conflic

Regulation of novel technology: Trusted Autonomous Systems: Simon Ng and Clare East

Sep 19 2024 47 mins  
Send us a textIn this episode we continue our futures mini-series, and speak with Dr Simon Ng and Ms Clare East about the challenges of adopting novel technology and influencing its regulation. In particular, as the Chief Scientist and Manager of Law, Regulation and Assurance at the Trusted Autonomous Defence Cooperative Research Centre, we hope to tease out the regulatory and engi

The Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Operations - Dale Stephens

Jun 04 2024 43 mins  
Send us a textIn this episode we hear from Professor Dale Stephens on the long-awaited release of The Woomera Manual on the International Law of Military Space Operations, how it came about, what it is intended to do, and where international law might be headed in relation to military space operations - as well as the challenges in drafting an international law Manual dealing with

Bounded Autonomy, Meaningful Human Control and Military AI - Jan Maarten Schraagen

May 07 2024 54 mins  
Send us a textIn this episode we dive into issues of human-machine teaming, with human factors engineer Jan Maarten Schraagen. Having edited the recently released book, Responsible Use of AI in Military Systems, Jan Maarten is an expert on how brittle technologies influence joint cognitive system performance. In this episode, in addition to exploring the book, we explore the outcom

OpinioJuris Symposium on Military AI and the Law of Armed Conflict - Lena Trabucco

Apr 08 2024 45 mins  
Send us a textPart of the ongoing debate about the lawfulness of autonomy in military systems in the manner in which the technology integrates with and interacts with its human masters. The term Meaningful Human Control (or MHC) has garnered particular relevance in this debate. Today we speak with Dr Lena Trabucco about her upcoming OpinioJuris Symposium on Military AI and the Law

Article 57, those who plan or decide on attacks and autonomous weapons - Renato Wolf

Mar 26 2024 51 mins  
Send us a textIn this episode, Lauren Sanders is speaking with fellow LFW researcher, Renato Wolf about the issue of determining where legal obligations lie in the conduct of attacks, carried out by AWS. In particular they delve into his research about the Art 57 term ‘those who plan or decide attacks’ to see how that maps onto AWS, how that features in the AWS debate and what

Future of War series: Stuart Casey-Maslen and Directed Energy Weapons

Jan 16 2024 35 mins  
Send us a textIn this episode, Dr Lauren Sanders speaks with Professor Stuart Casey-Maslen about Directed Energy Weapons. They traverse the existing legal controls on these weapons, and speak about the potential for future regulation of novel uses of energy weapons in armed conflict. This conversation preceded a presentation by Dr Casey-Maslen, Dr Sanders and Dr Altman for UNIDIR,

Future of War series: Algorithmic Futures with Zena Assaad and Elizabeth Williams

Dec 20 2023 38 mins  
Send us a textAs part of our ‘futures’ mini-series, in this episode we are looking specifically at Algorithmic Futures, with hosts of the podcast of the same name: Dr Zena Assaad and Dr Elizabeth Williams, both from ANU. Today we are going to specifically focus on the breadth of the design and uncertainty problem for capabilities augmented by algorithms. Elizabeth T. Williams i

Future of war series: Biological warfare and transparency on the battlefield with Robert Lawless

Dec 20 2023 45 mins  
Send us a textContinuing our future of war series, this episode dives into the legal implications of increasing transparency of the battlespace as a result of technological change; and looks at developments in biological warfare that challenge the long-standing prohibition on biological weapons at international law. We speak with Rob Lawless from the Leiber Institute, at the Westpo