Article

Confronting complexity and new technologies : a need to return to first principles of international law

by Louise Doswald-Beck

• Proceedings of the [...] annual meeting of the American Society of International Law, No. 106, 2012, p. 107-116

English

These remarks were presented in the context of a panel discussion on international humanitarian law and new technology. The author argues that cyber warfare and robots (including drones) might be capable of respecting the basic principles of IHL but nevertheless seriously undermine international law. In this regard the basic principle of international law, in particular the post-Charter grundnorm of international peace and security, need to be revisited in the analysis of the future of these new technologies.

• Proceedings of the [...] annual meeting of the American Society of International Law / American Society of International Law
• Proceedings of the [...] annual meeting of the American Society of International Law [No. 106, 2012] / American Society of International Law