International Law and Technological Change

Testing the Adaptability of International Law

AvIrene Couzigou

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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This comprehensive book explores the consequences of modern technology for procedural and substantive areas of international law. It examines to what extent existing principles and rules of international law can adapt to unprecedented technological changes.Contributors outline the impact of technological advancements on international law across key areas such as communications, governance, surveillance and security, immigration, warfare, and economics. They consider whether and how the use of new technologies, including information and communication technology, autonomous artificial intelligence systems, and blockchain infrastructures, should be regulated. Chapters investigate the impact of technology use on international legal discourse, international law-making, implementation of international law, and international accountability across the globe. This book ultimately demonstrates the numerous advantages of technology in aiding the interpretation, identification, formation, implementation, and enforcement of international law, provided that the application of technology is appropriately regulated.This book is an essential resource for scholars and students of international law, particularly those with an interest in law and technology. It is also highly beneficial for legal professionals seeking to understand the evolving dynamics of international law within the new technological landscape.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-12-19
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Elgar International Law and Technology series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781035329328

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Internationell rätt inom Juridik
Folkrätt inom Juridik
Informationsteknik: allmänt inom Data och IT

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Edited by Irene Couzigou, Professor of International Law, University of Aberdeen, UK

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‘An inspired, timely collection of diverse voices that together demonstrate the profound impact of technology across legal regimes.’

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Contents1 Introduction: International law and technological change 1Irene CouzigouPART I TECHNOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL LEGALDISCOURSE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW-MAKING 2 Investigations with digital open-source information and thestabilization of international norms: Protecting the principleof non-refoulement 18Henning Lahmann3 The challenges posed to democratic governance by Big Tech:What role for international law? 45Neli Frost4 A computational turn in customary international law: Asolution to the discontents with the identification of custom? 70Emilie van den HovenPART II TECHNOLOGY, IMPLEMENTATION ANDDEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAWSection 1 Challenges for international humanitarian rights law andrefugee law5 Translating and developing international human rights law inthe online sphere: The role of Meta’s Oversight Board 95Stefania Di Stefano6 The European Union’s border security ecosystem –reconciling technological development, human rights andsecurity threats at the borders of Europe 122Lauren E Elrick 7 International refugee law in the digital age: Opportunities andchallenges 149Sandrine TurgisSection 2 Challenges for international humanitarian law8 Hypersonic weapons and international law: Incompatibilitieswith arms control treaties and international humanitarian law 174Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan9 The law of targeting’s mechanization and objectivizationthrough the use of artificial intelligence 202Tobias VestnerPART III TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNATIONALACCOUNTABILITY 10 ‘The computer did it, not me!’ The challenges of allocatinginternational legal responsibility for the use of autonomouscyber capabilities enabled by artificial intelligence 226Samuli Haataja and Simon McKenzie11 International human rights law in the era of blockchain:Redefining accountability in decentralized systems 250José Gustavo Prieto Muñoz12 Conclusion: International law and technological change 277Irene CouzigouIndex 288