This field, the legal regulation of armed conflicts in the digital age, examines how emerging military technologies such as drones, cyber operations, autonomous systems, and human enhancements should be governed by law.

At our Center, Dr. Yahli Shereshevsky, a senior lecturer and respected expert in the law of armed conflict, contributes groundbreaking research in this area.

In his chapter “Applying the Law of Armed Conflict in Domestic Courts: The Fusion of Domestic and International Law and the Question of IHL Expertise,” in the book “Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict,” he explores the challenges domestic judges face when they must interpret international humanitarian law. Pointing to gaps in expertise and risks of inconsistent rulings.

In his article “International Humanitarian Law Making and New Military Technologies,” Shereshevsky examines how rapid technological change and unequal access to advanced arms slow the creation of formal treaties, which often leads to reliance on informal norms and interpretations.

Together, they show that the rapidly developing technology is creating new disparities in international law.

Sources:

Shereshevsky, Yahli, “Applying the Law of Armed Conflict in Domestic Courts: The Fusion of Domestic and International Law and the Question of IHL Expertise”, In: Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict 149. Oxford Univ. Press. 2024.

Shereshevsky, Yahli, “International humanitarian law-making and new military technologies”. In: International Review of the Red Cross. Vol. 104, No. 920-921. pp. 2131-2152. 2022.