A second aim of the chapter is to describe the relevant
law of armed conflict principles applicable to new weapon systems, with a particular focus on the unique legal challenges posed by autonomous weapons.
Not exact matches
Speaking during the programme, the Executive Secretary
of NHRC Mr. Tony Ojukwu said, the training programme was aimed at broadening and equipping the security personnel who were directly involved in the ongoing counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in the North East with the fundamental
principles of Human Rights as well as Rules
of Engagement in line with the acceptable local and international
laws and
principles of arms conflicts.
In the spirit
of the fundamental legal precept
of pacta sunt servanda, the
principles of the
Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) are binding upon parties to it and must be performed in good faith.
Even if customary international
law includes certain basic
principles applicable to both internal and international
armed conflicts, Appellant argues that such prohibitions do not entail individual criminal responsibility when breaches are committed in internal
armed conflicts; these provisions can not, therefore, fall within the scope
of the International Tribunal's jurisdiction.
After concluding that the cyber «attacks» against the nation
of Georgia in 2008 did not constitute «
armed attack» under current definitions
of the term in the
law of war, a report from the NATO Co — operative Cyber Defence Centre
of Excellence (CCDCOE) concluded that «new approaches to traditional LOAC [
law of armed conflict]
principles need to be developed.»