AI is increasingly being used in the judicial system. But do litigants know how such systems impact verdicts? It’s important that they do, argues Ljubiša Metikoš in his dissertation. ‘The system must be explainable, ...

The COVID-19 pandemic now seems far behind us – and we would like to keep it that way. But we need to get ready for the next health crisis, warns legal scholar Pramiti Parwani. In her PhD research on vaccine access, ...

Air raid sirens in the middle of the night, unreliable electricity, and no holidays. Yet lawyers and judges in Ukraine continue to attend trainings on international criminal law. Christophe Paulussen and Gabriele ...

A middle-aged man walking down the road is more likely to be identified as a target by AI than a woman walking on the same road. This example highlights potential bias in AI systems used in warfare. Should militaries ...

Ahead of the Santa Marta conference, 12 University of Amsterdam climate researchers have published a policy briefing

Who oversees military use of force? Military lawyer Bas van Hoek (University of Amsterdam) explains why the legal basis for investigating the use of force by Dutch service personnel remains unclear.