What does IHL Permit, Prohibit and Require? - Netta Goussac and Laura Bruun
Law and the Future of War
English - June 20, 2023 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTechnology Government international law law of armed conflict national security law and technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, as part of our series on AWS, legal review & IHL, we speak with Netta Goussac & Laura Bruun about their recently released SIPRI report on IHL & AWS, asking questions about what IHL permits, prohibits & requires in the design, development & use of AWS.
Netta Goussac is a Special Counsel with Lexbridge (a legal practice & consultancy specialising in public international law). She has worked as an international lawyer for over a decade, including for the ICRC & the Australian Government’s Office of International Law. Netta has expertise in legal frameworks related to the development, acquisition & transfer of weapons. Netta has provided legal & policy advice related to new technologies of warfare, including AWS, military applications of AI & cyber & space security, including as a researcher with the SIPRI.
Laura Bruun is a Researcher in the Governance of AI Programme at SIPRI. Her focus is on how emerging military technologies, notably AWS & military AI, affect compliance with—& interpretation of—IHL. Laura has a background in Middle Eastern Studies (University of Copenhagen) and International Security & Law (University of Southern Denmark). Laura worked at, among others, Airwars in London, where she monitored & assessed civilian casualty reports from US & Russian airstrikes in Syria & Iraq.
Additional Resources:
Netta & Laura's report, Compliance with International Humanitarian Law in the Development and Use of Autonomous Weapon Systems: What does IHL Permit, Prohibit and Require? published by SIPRIThe SIPRI publication series on AWS, including the development of autonomy, human control & accountability & Article 36 ReviewsThe Asser Institute's podcast, Lethal Autonomous Weapons: 10 things we want to knowUNIDIR publications, including Gender Bias and the 'Black Box'.ICRC's Position on Autonomous Weapons Systems here; see also their factsheet & videoDustin Lewis, A Key Set of IHL Questions concerning AI-supported Decision-making, in 51 CollegiumJaan Kross, Professor Martens' Departure, 1995