Advancing international and regional security through law.

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The Asia-Pacific Institute for Law and Security seeks to advance national and international law as a means for achieving sustainable regional and international security, including human security. It also seeks to advance and promote the responsible development and use of technology for military and security purposes.

Based in Australia, we are a specialist, independent not-for-profit organisation, with a team of focused, internationally recognised experts with an in-depth understanding of legal issues related to conflict, peace and security. Much of our work focuses on the law of armed conflict, arms control law, and the governance of emerging and disruptive military technologies. We combine academic rigour with practical insight to help States and other stakeholders understand how contemporary security challenges can be addressed through policy and law.

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Law and the Future of War Podcast

Through conversation with experts in technology, law and military affairs, our podcast explores how new military technology and international law interact.

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Good Practices on the Legal Review of Autonomous Weapon Systems

We have drafted a set of good practices on carrying out legal reviews of autonomous weapon systems in a manner that accounts for their unique characteristics. We are currently developing these practices to better support States designing or refining their legal review processes with autonomy in mind, and with a view to enabling States to rely on legal reviews as a confidence building measure.

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Portal on the Legal Review of Weapons

We are working with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs to develop an online portal on the legal review of new weapons, means and methods of warfare. The portal seeks to provide transparency of national policies and strategies, and share information of existing practice and lessons learned with a focus on new and emerging technologies.

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