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Tel Aviv's genocide in Gaza and attacks in Lebanon are endangering all of humanity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Biden administration sidesteps applying international humanitarian law to Palestinians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UN genocide report shows how impunity has unravelled post-World War II international order. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I am not sure any of us will survive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A photo diary of a family's quest to stay alive for 12 days in Gaza. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Autonomous weapons are weapons that, once activated, can without further human intervention select and engage targets. This raises the possibility that computers will determine whether people will live or die. The possible use of autonomous weapons against humans in armed conflict clearly has potential right to life implications. This contribution argues that the right to dignity angle must also be brought into play. The first concern raised by autonomous weapons is ‘can they do it?’: Can autonomus targeting conform with the requirements of international humanitarian law, in particular the rules of distinction and proportionality? If machines cannot do proper targeting, such use of force will be ‘arbitrary’ and thus violate the right to life. Moreover, the right to life requires accountability, but it is not clear who is to be held responsible when robots get it wrong. Secondly: ‘Should they do it?’ Should robots have the power of life and death over humans? This may violate the rights to life as well as the right to dignity. The question whether there is ‘meaningful human control’ over the release of force is emerging as a helpful tool to distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable autonomous targeting, and I argue that it also makes sense from a human rights perspective. The question that will haunt the debate in the future is: What if technology develops to the point where it is clear that fully autonomous weapons surpass human targeting, and can potentially save many lives? Would human rights considerations in such a case not militate for the use of autonomous weapons, instead of against it? I argue that the rights to life and dignity demand that even under such circumstances, full autonomy in force delivery should not be allowed. The article emphasises the importance placed on the concept of a ‘dignified life’ in the African human rights system. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article considers different modes of State involvement in serious violations of international law and the legal criteria for unlawful contributions. Giving special attention to participation below the level of complicity - when a State contributes to serious violations without possessing positive knowledge - the author considers primary rules of international law that prohibit indirect participation, such as the duty to respect and ensure fundamental human rights. The article argues in favour of a risk-based ex ante responsibility in order to prevent cooperation between States which violate fundamental legal norms of the international community. Accordingly, States incur responsibility for indirect participation if they do not exercise the necessary diligence to prevent such violations. Though due diligence is usually referred to when States fail to intervene in cases of third party abuse, it applies afortiori in cases of active contributions. While the article concentrates on serious human rights violations, it also refers to other fields of international law, including breaches of international humanitarian law. By specifying the legal parameters of due diligence as a general principle it thus contributes to the scholarly debate on the content of due diligence in international law more generally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The topic of the parallel applicability of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law has created a lively debate. The present article does not deal with the question of whether these two bodies of law apply at the same time. It rather takes this dominant position as granted and, instead, focuses on the humanitarian impact of their concurrent application, based on the weaknesses of these two legal regimes. However, even when they co-apply, some potential lacunas still remain which impede the protection of all human beings. Consequently it becomes fairly clear that humanitarian and human rights law should evolve in order to address these problems and the last part of this article suggests some possible means in this regard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Occupying power is responsible for all people under occupation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]