Matthew Tentler
On 26 January 2024, the ICJ delivered its Order on the request for provisional measures submitted by South Africa via the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel). This case was brought to the ICJ by South Africa, who alleges that Israel has during this most recent assault on the Gaza Strip, precipitated by the 7 October 2023 Hamas incursion and terror attacks into Israel proper, violated the principles of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
Medlir Mema
In a historic first, the European Parliament approved on March 13, 2024, the Artificial Intelligence Act. The vote is one of the final steps before a process - that started more than three years ago with the European Commission’s April 2021 proposal - is brought to an end by May or June of this year. Adopting a risk-based approach, which according to EU officials ensures the future proofing of the legislation, the EU AI Act has the potential to become an important AI governance model. That is both good and bad news.
Christopher Lamont
The Council of Europe’s draft Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, aims to become a “first-of-a-kind treaty” according to an announcement that marked the finalization of the convention’s draft text. This effort to conclude a multilateral treaty on AI aspires to set global standards for artificial intelligence that are consistent with human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.