Professor Jack Beard’s article entitled “Legal Phantoms in Cyberspace: The Ambiguous Status of Information as a Weapon and a Target under International Humanitarian Law” has been accepted for publication by the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. His article entitled “Autonomous Weapons and Human Responsibilities” has been accepted for publication by the Georgetown Journal of International Law. Both articles explore challenges to International Humanitarian Law/the Law of Armed Conflict presented by new and emerging military technologies.
Professor Beard will present his article “Legal Phantoms in Cyberspace” during a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) in New York City. The presentation will be part of the 2103 International Law Weekend sponsored by ABILA and the International Law Students Association. This annual conference attracts an audience of more than one thousand practitioners, academics, diplomats, members of the governmental and nongovernmental sectors as well foreign policy and law students who are learning about the range of practice and career opportunities. Professor Beard, who serves as the national Co-Chairman of the 2013 International Law Weekend, will also chair a panel at the conference exploring issues related to the topic: “Rethinking the Rules for Conflict and Competition in Cyberspace.”