The Hague Academy Centre for Studies and Research of 2025
The registrations for the Hague Academy Centre for Studies and Research of 2025 are open.
The 2025 edition of the Centre will focus on Artificial Intelligence and International Law. The Directors of Research will be Marco Roscini (University of Westminster) for the English-speaking section, and Marion Ho-Dac (University of Artois) for the French-speaking session.
The integration of AI technologies into human activities necessitates a thorough re-evaluation of international legal frameworks. Advanced AI systems, operating with increasing autonomy, generate content, recommendations, predictions, and decisions for States, organizations, and individuals. While AI offers significant opportunities by facilitating various tasks, it also poses risks such as potential biases and accountability gaps. This raises the question: can international law, both public and private, effectively address the transformative changes brought about by AI?
The Hague Academy of International Law’s Centre of Studies and Research 2025 aims to holistically analyse these challenges and opportunities through the lens of international law. The focus will be on three aspects: AI’s impact on the sources and institutions of the international legal order, AI’s influence on specific international law regimes, and AI’s role in tackling contemporary issues.
Selected researchers will explore, under the guidance of the Directors of Research, the following topics: AI and International/Regional Organisations, AI and International/Regional Courts and Tribunals, AI and the Making of (Public/Private) International Law, AI and the Practice of (Public/Private) International Law, International Governance of AI including Technical Standardisation, AI and the Risk-based Approach, AI and the International Law of Armed Conflict, AI and International Environmental Law, AI and Conflict of Laws, AI and International Human Rights Law, AI and the Law of State Responsibility, AI and International Criminal Law, AI and International Business Law, AI and the Maintenance of International Peace and Security, Lethal Autonomous Weapons and International Law, AI and the North-South Divide, AI and Cybersecurity, AI and Privacy, AI and Humanitarian Action, AI and the Cross-border Movement of Persons, AI and (Mis)Information.
Registration is free of charge. Interested candidates must be researchers and preferably hold an advanced degree (PhD or Doctorate degree). The registration period is from 1 July to 15 October 2024.
The programme of Hague Academy Centre for Studies and Research of 2025 is available here.
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