This book examines the different ways in which the laws governing the use of force and the conduct of warfare have become subject to intense scrutiny and contestation since the initiation of the war on terror. Since the end of the Cold War, the nature of security challenges has changed radically and this change has been recognised by the UN, governments and academics around the world. The 911 attacks and the subsequent launch of the 'war on terror' added a new dimension to this debate on the nature and utility of international law due to the demands from some quarters for a change in the laws governing self-defence and humanitarian intervention. This book analyses the nature of these debates and focuses on key issues that have led to the unprecedented contemporary questioning of both the utility and composition of international law on the use of force as well as the practicability of using force, including handling of ‘prisoners’ and ‘security risks’. It also identifies the sources of division and addresses the capacities of security policy and international law to adapt to the changed international environment. This book will of much interest to students of international law, war and conflict studies, and IR and Security Studies in general.

Unveiling the future: Navigating AI's Intricate Intersection with International Law – A Journey Beyond Hype and Governance KEY FEATURES ● Comprehensive overview of AI ethics and international law. ● Exploration of pragmatic approaches to AI governance. ● Navigation of global legal dynamics. ● Soft law recommendations for responsible AI development. DESCRIPTION Dive into the dynamic realm of AI governance with this groundbreaking book. Offering cutting-edge insights, it explores the intricate intersection of artificial intelligence and international law. Readers gain invaluable perspectives on navigating the evolving AI landscape, understanding global legal dynamics, and delving into the nuances of responsible AI governance. Packed with pragmatic approaches, the book is an essential guide for professionals, policymakers, and scholars seeking a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted challenges and opportunities presented by AI in the global legal arena. The book begins by examining the fundamental concepts of AI ethics and its recognition within international law. It then delves into the challenges of governing AI in a rapidly evolving technological landscape, highlighting the need for pragmatic and flexible approaches to AI regulation. Subsequent chapters explore the diverse perspectives on AI classification and recognition, from legal visibility frameworks to the ISAIL Classifications of Artificial Intelligence. The book also examines the far-reaching implications of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and digital colonialism, addressing the ethical dilemmas and potential dangers of these emerging technologies. In conclusion, the book proposes a path toward self-regulation and offers soft law recommendations to guide the responsible development and deployment of AI. It emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and collaboration in addressing the ethical and legal challenges posed by AI, ensuring that AI's transformative power is harnessed for the benefit of all humanity. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Understand AI's impact on global legal frameworks. ● Navigate complexities of AI governance and responsible practices. ● Explore innovative AI applications and economic dimensions. ● Grasp legal visibility, privacy doctrines, and classification methods. ● Assess the evolution from Narrow AI to AGI and digital colonialism. ● Gain insights into self-regulation and the future of AI. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is tailored for professionals, policymakers, and scholars seeking a comprehensive understanding of AI's intersection with international law. While no specific prerequisites are necessary, a foundational awareness of AI concepts and legal frameworks will enhance the reader's engagement with the material. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: Introduction 1. Artificial Intelligence and International Law SECTION 2: Technology Governance 2. Pragmatism in Governing AI 3. The Innovation and Economics of AI SECTION 3: Classification and Recognition of Artificial Intelligence 4. Legal Visibility 5. The Privacy Doctrine 6. The ISAIL Classifications of Artificial Intelligence SECTION 4: Artificial Intelligence in a Multi-polar World 7. AGI and Digital Colonialism 8. Self-Regulating the Future of AI

Around twenty years ago, a challenge was laid down to international law by those writing at the critical periphery of the discipline; a challenge that has yet to find satisfactory response. Although often (mistakenly) characterised as nihilist, this book seeks to recast it in positive terms; to pose the question of what – if anything – is left of international law and ethics if we accept both that apolitical rules are impossible and that the values that must – inevitably – be used to justify them are irreducibly, radically subjective. After detailed analyses of different political and international legal philosophers who have confronted this issue, the answer is located in a “turn to literature” and a rehabilitation of the ancient notion of rhetoric.

The specialized vocabularies of lawyers, ethicists, and political scientists obscure the roots of many real disagreements. In this book, the distinguished American international lawyer Alfred Rubin provides a penetrating account of where these roots lie, and argues powerfully that disagreements which have existed for 3,000 years are unlikely to be resolved soon. Attempts to make 'war crimes' or 'terrorism' criminal under international law seem doomed to fail for the same reasons that attempts failed in the early nineteenth century to make piracy, war crimes, and the international traffic in slaves criminal under the law of nations. And for the same reasons, Professor Rubin argues, it is unlikely that an international criminal court can be instituted today to enforce ethicists' versions of 'international law'.

This book examines the ethics and integrity approach to modelling the rule of law and the international law process by investigating different factors that influence legal and governance systems in society. It explores the foundations of the rule of law and international law, and how to overcome the undesirable deficiencies in our legal and governance systems. The approach of this book is carefully designed to briefly demonstrate how including ethics and integrity when dealing with the rule of law and international law could lead to effective legal and governance systems. This book argues that the rule of law does not stand alone; ethics and integrity are the lifeblood of all legal rules and governance systems. This book is of special interest to academics and researchers within the fields of law, social Justice and philosophy.

This book analyzes China’s attitude to international law based on historical experiences and documents, and provides an explanation of China’s approaches to international legal issues. It also establishes several elements for a possible framework of Chinese theory on international law. The book offers researchers, university students and practitioners valuable insights into how China views international law and why it does so in the way it does.

Although working on the sidelines of armed conflicts, physicians are often at the centre of attention. First Do No harm: Medical Ethics in International Humanitarian Law was born from the occasionally controversial role of physicians in recent armed conflicts and the legal and ethical rules that frame their actions. While international humanitarian, human rights and criminal law provide a framework of rights and obligations that bind physicians in armed conflicts, the reference to ‘medical ethics’ in the laws of armed conflict adds an extra-legal layer. In analysing both the legal and the ethical framework for physicians in armed conflict, the book is invaluable to practitioners and legal scholars alike.

This book examines the importance of "military ethics" in the formulation and conduct of contemporary military strategy. Clausewitz’s original analysis of war relegated ethics to the side-lines in favor of political realism, interpreting the proper use of military power solely to further the political goals of the state, whatever those may be. This book demonstrates how such single-minded focus no longer suffices to secure the interest of states, for whom the nature of warfare has evolved to favor strategies that hold combatants themselves to the highest moral and professional standards in their conduct of hostilities. Waging war has thus been transformed in a manner that moves beyond Clausewitz’s original conception, rendering political success wholly dependent upon the cultivation and exercise of discerning moral judgment by strategists and combatants in the field. This book utilizes a number of perspectives and case studies to demonstrate how ethics now plays a central role in strategy in modern armed conflict. This book will be of much interest to students of just war, ethics, military strategy, and international relations.

Clear and concise: a landmark publication in the teaching of international law from one of the world's leading international lawyers.

The Roles of International Law in Development provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between public international law and development. Unlike the existing body of literature on public international law, this book investigates how international law and development interact, and evaluates how significant a role international law plays in development. Bringing together a collection of perspectives from contributors working across multiple development fields, the chapters explore the relevance and applicability of international law to particular sectors and issues implicated in development activities. They analyse how international law rules and processes can influence procedural and substantive aspects of development policies as these regulate various forms of financial support, trade, technical assistance, and policy dialogue. They also explore whether, and how, development could be more effective and yield more equitable and sustainable outcomes if the relevant and applicable rules of international law were better understood, consistently incorporated, and appropriately applied in development activities. One of the foundational premises of this book is that development policy and practice should be grounded more systematically in international law, rejecting the notion that development policy is a 'self-contained' regime operating in a legal vacuum. By reflecting the substantive rules of international law, this in turn anchors development in international legal accountability.