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The Call to Ban Lethal Autonomous Weapons: Where Do African Nations Stand?
“The rapid development of AI and autonomous technologies, especially in lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS), raises humanitarian, legal, and ethical concerns worldwide, prompting an international movement for a preemptive ban on these weapons. African nations’ perspectives remain underrepresented, even though they play a significant role in this debate. Despite some African countries advocating for a…
Fighting near Lalibela: Overview of the Protection of Cultural Property from the Effects of Hostilities
Author: Fekade Abebe On 8 November 2023, news of a fighting between the Federal Army, the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), and dissident militias popularly known as Fano in the historic town of Lalibela – Ethiopia, caused concerns for the safety of the churches of the town, following reports of firing of heavy weapons in the vicinity of the churches.…
The New Collateral: A New Hope for Migrants in Ethiopia
Author: Yoseph Genene – LLB, AAU Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. And this right is not subject to exceptions and is non-derogable even in times of crisis. Natural disasters, armed conflicts and other predicaments will result in humanitarian catastrophe. As we are currently observing countless crises destabilizing the world,…
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