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AI-based decision support systems (AIDSS) in armed conflicts : can existing IHL do the job?
| Summary: | This thesis explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence Decision Support Systems (AIDSS) in the context of armed conflicts, analysing both their potential and the challenges they pose. We begin by defining AIDSS and analysing their applications in military operations, disclosing both the benefits and risks associated with their use. Subsequently, we consider the adequacy of AIDSS with International Humanitarian Law (IHL), particularly with regard to how these systems align with the fundamental principles of distinction and proportionality, and the obligation of legal review enshrined in Article 36 of Additional Protocol I. Posteriorly, we focus on specific legal challenges of these systems’ application in practice, analysing the role Humans and States both play in this paradigm. Ultimately, we mention what should be done in the way forward. |
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| Main Authors: | Almeida, Bruna Sofia Santos |
| Subject: | Artifical intelligence AI-based decision support systems Armed conflict International humanitarian law Article 36 Martens clause Accountability Meaningful human control Inteligência artificial Sistemas de apoio à decisão com IA Conflitos armados Direito internacional humanitário Artigo 36º Cláusula Martens Responsabilidade Controlo humano significativo |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | master thesis |
| Access type: | embargoed access |
| Associated institution: | Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
| Summary: | This thesis explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence Decision Support Systems (AIDSS) in the context of armed conflicts, analysing both their potential and the challenges they pose. We begin by defining AIDSS and analysing their applications in military operations, disclosing both the benefits and risks associated with their use. Subsequently, we consider the adequacy of AIDSS with International Humanitarian Law (IHL), particularly with regard to how these systems align with the fundamental principles of distinction and proportionality, and the obligation of legal review enshrined in Article 36 of Additional Protocol I. Posteriorly, we focus on specific legal challenges of these systems’ application in practice, analysing the role Humans and States both play in this paradigm. Ultimately, we mention what should be done in the way forward. |
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