Minerva RLEC

How does social media change #IHL? At @Minerva_RLEC, I shared my research on the "Race to the Viral": the mismatch between digital speed and legal verification. This creates a "Verification Gap" that is being exploited against the Rule of Law. youtu.be/e1ZbmzaqPNw

איזה כיף היה לנו היום בסמינר החוקרים של מרכז מינרווה (@Minerva_RLEC), עם מאמר מעולה של ד"ר פאדי חורי על Polarization’s Cascades: The Role of Institutions עם דיון מרתק ולא פחות מ-4 (!) אזעקות. חירפנו נפשנו ונהנינו.

A new publication by @MSPacholska & @kpd_musing: "The Misguided Effort to Regulate Military AI: No New IHL Needed" Essence: Humans are responsible & accountable when delegating the use of lethal force to machines and these actions are regulated by #IHL. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

#SeMinerva: Does populism change how we view the "deep state"? 🏛️ Dr. @saarbarkat joins us to discuss how populist attitudes shape stereotypes of civil servants—from "lazy clerks" to "corrupt elites." 📅 Jan 21 | 14:15-15:45 (Israel time) Join us at: minervaxtremelaw.haifa.ac.il/2025/10/30/lin…

Upcoming event: "A State in Waste" - Dr. @eilatma reveals how Israel's waste crisis is an ethnographic window into structural violence & capitalist colonial governance on the margins. December 17, 14:15 - 15:45 (Israel time). Where: @Minerva_RLEC & Zoom minervaxtremelaw.haifa.ac.il/2025/11/03/a-s…

Last weekend we held a workshop on "Multiple, Complex & Cascading Extreme Conditions" in Hamburg. It was an amazing event with our great research team alongside special guests. We are looking forward to the next phase of this project. Read more about it: minervaxtremelaw.haifa.ac.il/2024/09/17/sch…

Congrats to @OrAsher2 & @RonenMandelkern on their Perspectives on Politics paper: "Diaspora–Local Cooperation as a Driver of Ideological Change: The Ascendance of American Conservatism in Israel." Read the full, open-access article: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

#SeMinarva is back! 📢 Dr. @sigallho: #TransitionalJustice in Israel-Palestine after the Gaza War (truth commissions, ICC, reparations). Examining TJ for accountability & peace post-ceasefire 🗓️ Oct 29, 10:15 AM (Israel Time) 📍 Hybrid More info: minervaxtremelaw.haifa.ac.il/2025/02/20/tra…

Thrilled to unveil our new logo! The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions @UofHaifa has a fresh visual identity. See the big reveal! #RuleOfLaw #MinervaCenter #NewLogo

Congrats to our researchers @IdoRosenzweig & @MSPacholska! Their new paper, "The use of facial recognition for targeting under international law," is out now in the #IRRC special issue, "The Military." Read it here: international-review.icrc.org/articles/the-u… #FacialRecognition #IHL #IHRL #AI

🌍 Join us! We are offering #PostDoc scholarships for researchers interested in Extreme Conditions: Multiple, Complex & Cascading. 📷 Apply by July 15, 2025 🎓 Funded position More information: minervaxtremelaw.haifa.ac.il/2025/06/23/cal… #AcademicChatter #CallForSubmissions #PostDocJobs

Join us for a live webinar on "Transitional Justice for Israel-Palestine in Comparative Perspective" Date: 5 June 2025 Time: 15:00 – 17:30 local Israel time (14:00 – 16:30 CET, 08:00 – 10:30 ET, 17:30 – 20:00 IST) Registration link: minervaxtremelaw.haifa.ac.il/2025/05/18/tra…

Earlier this week we collaborated with the Azrieli Center for Israel Studies (MALI) in an interactive workshop at Sde-Boker campus on: Multiple, Complex & Cascading Extreme Conditions. For more about the project see: minervaxtremelaw.haifa.ac.il/2025/04/08/wor…

Excited to share my open-access paper in the latest IRRC: "When you have to shoot, shoot! Rethinking the right to life of combatants during armed conflicts" It takes ~88 mins to read—should I make an audio version for your commute? 🎧 👉 Read it here: international-review.icrc.org/articles/when-…

Excited to announce our upcoming publication in the International Review of the Red Cross: "The Use of Facial Recognition for Targeting under International Law", w/co-author @MSPacholska We explore how facial recognition may reshape targeting in #IHL papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

I had the honor of co-organizing & moderating the Prague workshop, "Balancing Contradicting Human Rights Obligations in Armed Conflicts & Counter-Terrorism". Great discussions on different international law aspects with scholars from around the world! youtube.com/playlist?list=…

I had the privilege of moderating the 6th Young Researchers Workshop on “The Human Dimension of Warfare” in Salzburg. A collaboration between the @Minerva_RLEC & @PLUS_1622. Great discussions on Foreign Terrorist Fighters, Advanced Technologies, Arms Trade, Sieges, and more!

Join us for a live webinar on "Legal Education During Armed Conflicts" Date: 23 September 2024 Time: 14:00 – 17:30 local Israel time (13:00 – 16:30 CET, 07:00 – 10:30 ET, 16:30 – 20:00 IST) Registration link: forms.gle/6Po9zXmiWLJoVb…

Deadline is getting closer... Don't forget to submit before August 12th.

Call for submissions for an interesting workshop on: "Balancing Contradicting Human Rights Obligations in Armed Conflicts and Counter Terrorism" Prague, December 2 – 4, 2024. Submission deadline: August 12, 2024. For more information: minervaxtremelaw.haifa.ac.il/2024/07/10/bal… #IHRL #IHL