CERL Advisory Council Member Mary Ellen O’Connell decries the disregard for the prohibition on the use of force in a recent article in the Saint Louis University Law Journal. Discussing the application of different bodies of international law on the use and conduct of military force, she argues that respect for the rule of law is essential for a more secure world, and describes several ways in which AI tools can be useful towards this end.

Mary Ellen O’Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution—Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame. Read her bio here. 

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