CHAPTER 21 The ‘Technology War’ and International Law : A Legal Perspective on New Technologies Used in the Ukraine Conflict
Journal: Leiden University Press eBooks
Year: 2024

This chapter will examine how the law deals with new technologies employed on the battlefield, using examples from the conflict in Ukraine.It is submitted that from a legal perspective, new technologies can fit into one of three distinct categories.The first category consists of technologies that represent a gradual advancement and therefore fit the existing legal obligations.The second concerns technologies that international law is able to accommodate through the use of interpretative methods.