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2026

Newspaper Article

Words (don’t come easy): characterisation of lethal autonomous weapon systems

Liivoja, Rain (2026, 10 05). Words (don’t come easy): characterisation of lethal autonomous weapon systems Opinio Juris

Words (don’t come easy): characterisation of lethal autonomous weapon systems

2026

Newspaper Article

Symposium on the CCW GGE LAWS — The end of the beginning: an introduction

Dorsey, Jessica, Liivoja, Rain, Goussac, Netta, Longworth, Sally and Andersson, Anna (2026, 10 05). Symposium on the CCW GGE LAWS — The end of the beginning: an introduction Opinio Juris

Symposium on the CCW GGE LAWS — The end of the beginning: an introduction

2026

Newspaper Article

CyCon comes of (AI) age

Liivoja, Rain (2026, 09 04). CyCon comes of (AI) age Articles of War

CyCon comes of (AI) age

2026

Newspaper Article

Crunch time for the discussion about autonomous weapons

Liivoja, Rain (2026, 08 27). Crunch time for the discussion about autonomous weapons Opinio Juris

Crunch time for the discussion about autonomous weapons

2026

Newspaper Article

Legal reviews of military AI: essential but insufficient

Goussac, Netta and Liivoja, Rain (2026, 07 20). Legal reviews of military AI: essential but insufficient Opinio Juris

Legal reviews of military AI: essential but insufficient

2026

Conference Publication

The law of armed conflict and the use of decision support systems in targeting

McKenzie, Simon and Liivoja, Rain (2026). The law of armed conflict and the use of decision support systems in targeting. Navigating Stormy Seas: People, Place and Perspectives in International Law — 33rd ANZSIL Annual Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 1-3 July 2026.

The law of armed conflict and the use of decision support systems in targeting

2026

Journal Article

Predictability in the governance of autonomous weapon systems

Liivoja, Rain (2026). Predictability in the governance of autonomous weapon systems. Australian Army Journal, 166-183. doi: 10.61451/220410

Predictability in the governance of autonomous weapon systems

2025

Book Chapter

Civilian or military justice? Dealing with criminal offences of defence force members

Duxbury, Alison and Liivoja, Rain (2025). Civilian or military justice? Dealing with criminal offences of defence force members. Controlling the Administrative State: Essays in Honour of Matthew Groves. (pp. 275-296) edited by Mark Aronson and Greg Weeks. Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart. doi: 10.5040/9781509975532.ch-013

Civilian or military justice? Dealing with criminal offences of defence force members

2025

Other Outputs

Progressing the Legal Review of Autonomous Weapon Systems: Report of an Expert Meeting (Geneva, 10–11 March 2025)

Copeland, Damian and Liivoja, Rain (2025). Progressing the Legal Review of Autonomous Weapon Systems: Report of an Expert Meeting (Geneva, 10–11 March 2025). Sydney: Asia-Pacific Institute for Law and Security. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.16924491

Progressing the Legal Review of Autonomous Weapon Systems: Report of an Expert Meeting (Geneva, 10–11 March 2025)

2025

Newspaper Article

CyCon 2025 Series – Legal reviews of military artificial intelligence capabilities

Goussac, Netta and Liivoja, Rain (2025, 08 25). CyCon 2025 Series – Legal reviews of military artificial intelligence capabilities Articles of War

CyCon 2025 Series – Legal reviews of military artificial intelligence capabilities

2025

Journal Article

Cybersecurity of weapon systems: international law requirements and technical standards

Kajander, Aleksi, Liivoja, Rain and Naagel, Maarja (2025). Cybersecurity of weapon systems: international law requirements and technical standards. Journal of Cybersecurity, 11 (1) tyaf017, 1-15. doi: 10.1093/cybsec/tyaf017

Cybersecurity of weapon systems: international law requirements and technical standards

2025

Other Outputs

Principles of responsible military artificial intelligence and applicable international law

Liivoja, Rain (2025). Principles of responsible military artificial intelligence and applicable international law. GC REAIM Expert Policy Note Series The Hague, Netherlands: Global Commission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain.

Principles of responsible military artificial intelligence and applicable international law

2025

Book

Law, language, and warfare

Russell Buchan, Emily Crawford and Rain Liivoja eds. (2025). Law, language, and warfare. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. doi: 10.1163/9789004712478

Law, language, and warfare

2025

Book Chapter

Law and ethics in the governance of AI-enabled military systems

Liivoja, Rain (2025). Law and ethics in the governance of AI-enabled military systems. Adaptive defence: navigating the changing landscape of modern warfare. (pp. 141-152) edited by Chinoy, Sujan and Singh, Rajneesh. New Delhi, India: Pentagon Press.

Law and ethics in the governance of AI-enabled military systems

2025

Book Chapter

The desire for value consensus in international law: architectural aspirations of global institutions

Wang, Brydon T. and Liivoja, Rain (2025). The desire for value consensus in international law: architectural aspirations of global institutions. International Law and Architecture. (pp. 174-198) edited by Renske Vos, Sofia Stolk and Miriam Bak McKenna. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781035339495.00020

The desire for value consensus in international law: architectural aspirations of global institutions

2025

Book

Implementation guide for the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

Liivoja, Rain, Sanders, Lauren and Saultry, Penny (2025). Implementation guide for the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations.

Implementation guide for the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

2024

Conference Publication

Law and ethics in the governance of AI-enabled military systems

Liivoja, Rain (2024). Law and ethics in the governance of AI-enabled military systems. Delhi Defence Dialogue 2024 — Adaptive Defence: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Modern Warfare, New Delhi, India, 12-13 November 2024.

Law and ethics in the governance of AI-enabled military systems

2024

Journal Article

Editorial

Buchan, Russell, Crawford, Emily and Liivoja, Rain (2024). Editorial. Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, 15 (2), 201-202. doi: 10.1163/18781527-15020001

Editorial

2024

Newspaper Article

REAIM Summit 2024: slowly but surely towards better governance of military artificial intelligence? From The Hague to Seoul

Sanders, Lauren, Liivoja, Rain and Assaad, Zena (2024, 10 31). REAIM Summit 2024: slowly but surely towards better governance of military artificial intelligence? From The Hague to Seoul ANZSIL Perspective

REAIM Summit 2024: slowly but surely towards better governance of military artificial intelligence? From The Hague to Seoul

2024

Other Outputs

A framework for human decision-making through the lifecycle of autonomous and intelligent systems in defense applications

Allik, Sten, Azafrani, Rachel, Barnes, David, Bode, Ingvild, Conn, Ariel, Lach, Eileen M., Lennon, Craig, Liivoja, Rain, Shanahan, John, Stephens, Melodena, Titus, Lisa and Wagner, Alan R. (2024). A framework for human decision-making through the lifecycle of autonomous and intelligent systems in defense applications. New York, NY United States: IEEE SA.

A framework for human decision-making through the lifecycle of autonomous and intelligent systems in defense applications