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Buchan, R. (2026) Artificial intelligence and the article 36 legal review. St Louis University Law Journal, 70 (2). pp. 285-308. ISSN 0036-3030
Abstract/Summary
This article examines the application of the Article 36 legal review obligation to new weapons, means, or methods of warfare that make use of artificial intelligence. This article assesses: the customary international law status of Article 36; who must conduct legal reviews; what must be reviewed; when a legal review must occur; the legal standards against which reviews must take place; and the conduct and nature of legal reviews. This article argues that, properly interpreted, legal reviews under Article 36 should be seen as a dyadic process that can help inform commanders as to how complex and high-powered technologies such as artificial intelligence can be used lawfully on the battlefield.
| Item Type | Article |
| URI | https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/129327 |
| Official URL | https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lj/vol70/iss2/5/ |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Divisions | Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Law |
| Publisher | Saint Louis University School of Law |
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