WAR AND PEACE
IN THE 21ST CENTURY

3RD EDITION - NEW TECHNOLOGIES
AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

Programme and Panels

04 October 2024 (Friday)

9:00-10:00 Registration

10:00-11:30: Opening session – Moderator: Dr. András Hárs, Senior Lecturer, Ludovika UPS (Venue: Ludovika Main Building, Zrínyi Hall)

10:00-10:10: Inaugural address by Dr. Gergely Deli, Rector, Ludovika UPS

10:10-10:30: Exposé by Dr. Réka Varga, Dean, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, Ludovika UPS

10:30-11:00: Keynote speech by Dr. Nele Verlinden, Legal Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross

11:00-11:30: Keynote speech by Dr. Jaemin Lee, Professor of Law, Seoul National University (online)

11:30-12:30 Lunch break

12:30-14:30 Session No. 1. International Regulation of Emerging Technologies and Space (Venue: Educational Centre – 413)

14:30-15:00 Coffee break

15:00-17:00 Session No. 2. International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law Implications of Emerging Technologies
(Venue: Educational Centre – 413)

17:00 Champagne toast with the Dean (Venue: Educational Centre Hall 509.)

20:00 Optional social event (self-paid)

Session No.1. 12:30-14:00

Topic: International regulation of emerging technologies and of space

Chair: Melinda Szappanyos, Senior Lecturer, Department of International Law, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, Ludovika University of Public Service

Venue: Educational Centre – 413

Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

Role and Relevance of Space Technology in Warfare 

Rachita Agrawal

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India

Know Your Enemy: Space Activities of Non-governmental Entities in International Armed Conflicts

Mónika Ganczer

Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary

The Sovereignty of States in Cyberspace

Mátyás Kiss

University of Pécs, Hungary

Space Threats and the UN Security Council

Gábor Sulyok

Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary

International Regulation of the Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems – new regulatory initiatives

Zoltán Turbék

Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland

Session No.2. 14:30-16:00

Topic: International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law Implications of Emerging Technologies

Chair: Balázs Vizi, Associate Professor, Department of International Law, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, Ludovika University of Public Service

Venue: Educational Centre – 413

Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

Does a Smartphone Make a Soldier? Smart Devices and Participation in Hostilities Under International Humanitarian Law

Krzysztof Kazmierczak

University of Lodz, Poland

Hacking as Direct Participation in Hostilities

Bence Kis Kelemen

University of Pécs, Hungary

Opportunities for the Ethical Regulation of Artificial Intelligence through a Comparison of Legislation in the European Union, United States
of America and China

Anna Dóra Kovács

Ludovika University of Public Service

Information Warfare and the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

Tamer Morris

University of Sydney, Australia

AI “induced” War and Peace?

Maria Varaki

King’s College, London, United Kingdom

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