International Humanitarian Law and Emerging Technologies: An Online Global Conversation

Description: 

Join us on May 8 from 12:00 - 1:00pm EDT for a global virtual conference on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and emerging technologies. The conference, sponsored by the American Society of International Law’s Lieber Society on the Law of Armed Conflict and American University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law, marks the culmination of the Fourth Annual IHL Student Writing Competition.

The expert discussion will focus on the themes evoked in this year’s winning paper by Michele Krech, “Technological Asymmetry and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Intersection of Law and Politics in the Creation of Differentiated State Obligations,” and relevant emerging issues which go beyond the paper.

SPEAKERS:

  • Prof. Laurie Blank, Director, International Humanitarian Law Clinic, Emory Law School
  • Prof. Chris Jenks, SMU Dedman School of Law
  • Michele Krech, Winner of the 2014 IHL Student Writing Competition
  • Prof. Sean Watts, Creighton University School of Law

MODERATOR:

  • Prof. Eric Jensen, Chairperson, Lieber Society on the Law of Armed Conflict, American Society of International Law

Date and Location

Date: 
Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
Online