Justice in times of artificial intelligence - 2nd IHSA Annual Lecture
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Rapid Changes Ahead: Technology and evidence gathering relating to allegations of international crimes in times of war
On 21 May, the International Institute of Social Studies will host the hybrid 2nd International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) Annual Lecture with Judge Fergal M. Gaynor. He will talk about AI, tech and accountability in conflict crimes.
Speaker
Judge Fergal Gaynor
Date
Wednesday 21 May 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Type
Lecture
Spoken Language
English
Room
Aula B and online via Zoom
Location
International Institute of Social Studies
Ticket information
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For the 2nd International Humanitarian Studies AssociationOpens external (IHSA) Annual Lecture in The Hague we are joined by Judge Fergal M. Gaynor.Opens external
He will speak about the potentially enormous change in the ways that technology, including artificial intelligence, will be used in identifying, collecting, analysing and disclosing evidence relating to crimes allegedly committed during armed conflicts. He will touch on topics including accountability for attacks on protected objects and persons, as well as the rapid change in the role that advanced technology can play in the near future in ensuring due process and accountability before international courts and tribunals.
After the lecture, several panellists from across the humanitarian sector and academia will discuss accountability and protection of humanitarians, ensuring accountability in a multi-polar world and the role of accountability within the humanitarian system in general.
Following the lecture and panel discussion, there will be time for a Q&A and networking drinks. Students, researchers, humanitarian actors and anyone interested is invited to come along!
The lecture and panel discussion will also be available to livestream online.
This event is co-organized by The Hague Humanitarian Studies CentreOpens external (IHSA) and the Legal Mobilization Platform (both based at ISS) and KUNOOpens external - the Platform for Humanitarian Knowledge Exchange in the Netherlands.
Panellists
- Professor Thea Hilhorst (The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre, ISS)
- Tessa TerpstraOpens external (Save the Children, Director of Advocacy)
- Eva KhairOpens external (Sudan Transnational Consortium, Director)
- Professor Oscar Bernal AcevedoOpens external (Universidad de los Andes & MSF)
The discussion will be moderated by Dr Jeff Handmaker (Legal Mobilization Platform, ISS)
Judge M. Fergal Gaynor
About the speaker
Fergal M. Gaynor is a renowned international jurist who is a judge at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague and is the Reserve International Co-Prosecutor at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
Judge Gaynor formerly worked as Counsel for the Prosecution at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Extraordinary Chambers at the Courts of Cambodia. He has also represented defendants in Ireland and victims in proceedings at the International Criminal Court.
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