THE TAMIL NADU DR.

AMBEDKAR LAW UNIVERSITY

தமிழ்நாடு டாக்டர் அம்பேத்கர் சட்டப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்
State University Established by Act No. 43 of 1997
NAAC Accredited
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ORGANISATION

In Collaboration with

INDIAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

And

LAW TEACHERS INDIA

Organizes

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
(Hybrid Mode)
On
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW:
NAVIGATING THE NEXUS OF TECHNOLOGY,
WARFARE AND GLOBAL NORMS

March 5th - 7th, 2025

Venue: Auditorium, TNDALU
 PATRON

COL. PROF. (DR.) N. S. SANTHOSH KUMAR

HON'BLE VICE CHANCELLOR,
TNDALU

PROF. (DR.) GOWRI RAMESH PROF. (DR.) V. BALAJI

REGISTRAR, CONFERENCE DIRECTOR,
DEAN, ACADEMICS AND RESEARCH,
TNDALU TNDALU

PROF. (DR.) D. BHUVANESWARI

CONFERENCE CONVENOR,
DIRECTOR, COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL &
HOD, DEPT. OF INTERNATIONAL LAW & ORANISATION,
TNDALU
 SPEAKERS

Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha,

Vice-Chancellor,
Dharmashastra National Law University,
Madhya Pradesh

Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao,

Vice-Chancellor,
India International University of Legal Education and Research,
Goa

Prof. (Dr. ) P. Vanangamudi,

Former Vice-Chancellor,
The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University,
Tamil Nadu

Prof. (Dr.) Upendra Dev Acharya,

Norman & Rita Roberts Scholar at Gonzaga
University School of Law, Washington

Dr. Srinivas Burra,

Associate Professor,
South Asian University, Delhi
 SPEAKERS

Dr. Sangeeta Taak,

Assistant Professor of Law,
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab

Dr. Atul Alexander,

Assistant Professor of Law,
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
West Bengal

Dr. Harsha Rajwanshi,

Assistant Professor of Law,
Gujarat National Law University, Gujarat

Cdr. Mahavir Arya,

Cdr (Doctrines and Concepts),
Maritime Doctrines and Concepts Center, Mumbai

Dr. Parthiban Babu,

Lecturer,
University of Northampton, England
 ORGANISING COMMITTEE

CO-CONVENORS OF THE CONFERENCE

Dr. P. Sakthivel Dr. Mujahidul Islam

Associate Professor Associate Professor
International Law and Organisation International Law and Organisation

Dr. P. Vasantha Kumar

Assistant Professor [S.G]
International Law and Organisation

ORGANISING SECRETARY
Dr. Umayal AR
Assistant Professor
International Law and Organisation

FACULTY COORDINATORS

Ms. Nazneen Rasinna H Ms. Lavanya S Mr. Subash P

Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
International Law and International Law and International Law and
Organisation Organisation Organisation

STUDENT COORDINATORS
Ms. Kamali P Ms. Yogha Dharshini P
Student Co-coordinator Student Co-coordinator
II, LLM, International Law and Organisation II, LLM, International Law and Organisation

Ms. Nishasri S Ms. Sivanandhini D

Student Co-coordinator Student Co-coordinator
I, LLM, International Law and Organisation I, LLM, International Law and Organisation

I and II Year students, LLM,

Department of International Law and Organisation
 ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Historically, warfare in the civilizational spectrum was completely a human affair ably
assisted by natural life forms (animals and vegetation) with justified and unjustified
rationales. In the moral sense, the discipline of international law and its disciples both
promote universal well-being, peace, harmony, and prosperity for humanity and all life
forms. In effect, war is positioned only as an exceptional institution in exercising self-
defence and confronting injustice and aggression. Thus, the birth of International
Humanitarian Law (IHL) is primarily devoted to the cause of finding the balance between
Principles of Military Necessity and Humanity. However, in the landscape of World War I
and II, the atomic droppings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki alerted the humanitarian
mission and legal systems towards an age of machinery-dominated and controlled
warfare. The notion of scientific uncertainty of weapons systems and its catastrophic
effect on human and ecological life on the theme of existential challenge has been much
debated since the St. Petersburg Declaration of 1868, Brussels Conference, 1874, Hague
Regulations 1907, Geneva Conventions 1949 and Additional Protocols of 1977. The ICRC
discharging its role as the guardian angel in achieving the spirit of IHL has periodically
raised the use of Automated Weapons Systems (AWS) and its ill consequences on the
maintenance of the laws on humanity.
Furthermore, the ever-increasing warring States practice of the experiment and reliance
of AWS oriented Lethal Weapons Systems (LWS) and patronization of Artificial
Intelligence in the modern combat situations has led to hydra-headed challenges of
disrespect to the foundational principles of IHL such as the precaution, distinction, and
proportionality, breach of combatant non-combatant immunity and privileges, human
and ecological security crisis. Cruelly, the century-old problem of scientific uncertainty in
the context of AI-led weaponry has maximized the superfluous injuries and unnecessary
suffering of the beneficiaries of the field of the IHL system itself. Factoring the above, this
Conference rightly recognizes the need for the international academia and research
expertise to deeply contemplate and propose insights on prevention and remedy-based
solutions on specific enquiries such as: (i) Does the existing IHL system and its
jurisprudence capable of regulating the dynamics of AI dominated modern warfare? (ii)
Is there any other lex specialis to oversee the AI technology-backed modern warfare? (iii)
Is there sufficient dissemination of knowledge about AI technology to international
actors? (iv) What is the responsibility of international humanitarian Legal scholarship to
predict and prepare humanitarian norms to engage in proper and improper use of AI
technologies in warfare?
 SESSIONS

TECHNICAL SESSION 1: CONCEPT, HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY

RELEVANCE OF CIVILIZATIONAL EPISTEMOLOGY OF WARFARE
SUBTHEMES
History of Warfare and Human Societies
Evolutionary Approaches to the Methods and Means of Warfare
Reflections of World War I & II and Armaments of Mass Destruction
Tamil Civilization and Art of Warfare: The Just War Age - Influence of Tamil Sangam
Literature, History and Epics of Kings, Tholkaappium, etc.
Cold-War Era: The Conundrum of Earth to Space, Space to Space and Space to Earth
Weaponry
Existential Threats: Conventional, Chemical, Biological and Technological Weapons

TECHNICAL SESSION 2: IMPACT OF AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS

SYSTEM (AWS) ON IHL
SUBTHEMES
Role of ICRC in Codification and Progressive Development of IHL on AWS
Challenges of AWS under the Laws of Occupation
The Case of Ecological Security and Ecocide: Potential Threats and Complexities of IHL
State Practice vis-a-vis National Military Manual: Machinized Warfare and Meaningful Human
Control
The Role of International Humanitarian Legal Scholarship towards the Spirit of IHL in the AI-
centric Warfare

TECHNICAL SESSION 3: QUEST FOR UNIVERSAL ORDER,

SECURITY AND PEACE

SUBTHEMES
Role of United Nations in regulating AI-Centric Warfare: Jus ad bellum and AI -
Relevance of Law of Peace under UN Charter
R2P: Abuse of Chapter VII by P5 Nations (Legitimacy of Power)
Role of UN Secretary-General and Prevention of Existential Conflicts
UN and Humanitarian Assistance: Rule of Law and Humanisation of Warfare
Role of UN Special Rapporteurs: Fact-finding, Right to Truth and Transitional Justice
Futurological Visions of UN and Principles of Humanity
TECHNICAL SESSION 4: CONVERGENCE AND CONFLICT REGIME
IN SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE PROBLEMS OF AI

SUBTHEMES
International Human Rights Law: Human Security, Poverty, Hunger, Starvation,
Famine, Torture, Persecution, Food Security Crisis, Disability (incurred disability
living in warfare) Gender Violence, Elderly, Babies and Child, Pregnant women,
Housing, Cultural Rights, LGBTQ Rights, State vs. National Liberation Movement and
AI, Equality of Arms
International Environmental and Disarmament Law: Water, Climate Change,
Depletion of Natural Resources, Global Warning, Radio Active Contamination,
Extinction of Land and Marine species, Bio-war, Pollution, Collateral Damage,
Humanitarian and Ecological catastrophe, Epidemic and Vanishing point of
International Humanitarian Law
International Criminal Law: Genocide, State Criminality , State Responsibility and AI
warfare - Test of Mens Rea, Inherently Indiscriminate Weapons, Non Liquet of
Prohibition of AI weapons as War Crimes, State Jurisdiction, Cyber and AI attacks,
Self-defence, aggression and AI
International Disaster Management Law: Missing Persons, Role of Forensic Science in
Evidence, Dead Bodies Management, Cyber Forensics, Humanitarian and Medical
Assistance to the Victims of Warfare and DNA Management
International Refugee Law: Human Right of Refugees, Rights to Return, Humanitarian
Assistance, Migration and Boundary Issues, Statelessness, Right of Internal Displaced,
Determination of Refugee Status, Citizenship laws
International Space Law: Exploring the juridical implications of AI in Extraterrestrial
conflict
International Economic/Commercial Law, Intellectual Property and Warfare

TECHNICAL SESSION 5: CYBER OPERATIONS, CYBERSPACE AND

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

SUBTHEMES

Legal governance of cyber operations under IHL

Legitimacy of targeting data
National security perspectives of various nations
Global Regulatory Initiatives on cyber space
ICRC’s analysis of cyber operations and civilian protection
 TECHNICAL SESSION 6: INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS,
INTER-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS, INTERNATIONAL NON-
GOVERNMENTAL

SUBTHEMES
Issues of AI and International Institutional Partnership, Humanitarian Assistance
Human Rights Commission
UNHCR, ICRC, WHO, UNESCO, MSF, IMO, OEWG, GCE
Journalists Beyond Borders
ICANN, WWF, FAO
Special Rapporteurs
Regional Agencies

TECHNICAL SESSION 7: THE FUTURE OF HUMAN AND AI

WARFARE: NEED TO BALANCE PRINCIPLE OF HUMANITY AND
PRINCIPLE OF NECESSITY

SUBTHEMES
Reviving Ethics and Morals of Human and AI warfare
Prevention of Lethal Weapons System (LWS) based warfare
Right to Reparation and AI-based Post Conflict Management: Rehabilitation
Aspects
Implementation of SDG Goal 16
Dissemination of Principles of IHL on Humanoid Warfare in National Education
and Military Education

TECHNICAL SESSION 8: MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES

TO IHL AND PURPOSEFUL USE OF AI
SUBTHEMES
Role of Defence Studies: Modern Military Education and Military Biographical
Studies
International Social Work and Refugee Studies: Addressing the concerns of victims
of warfare, Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Refugees
Political Science, International Relations and Journalism: Negotiation and
Reconciliation of Warring Attitude, Anthropology and Combating disinformation in
war zone
Medicine: Combatants and Civilians as patients of warfare
Theology: Spiritual Relief for the affected and Non-combatants
Environmental Science: Maintaining harmony between human and nature’s life
 REGISTRATION DETAILS

OBSERVING TECHNICAL SESSION

To observe the technical sessions, registration is mandatory.
Registration link for observing technical session:
link - https://forms.gle/KEw2ZNRSW6yxadGCA (IN PERSON)
link - https://forms.gle/S1UZNe4663VCNxNv8 (VIRTUAL)

PRESENTING PAPER
Abstracts must be submitted by February 14, 2025, to:
[email protected]

Selected abstracts will be notified via email by February 17, 2025

Registration for presentation, along with payment, must be

completed by February 20, 2025 upon notification of selected
abstracts
Registration Link for Presentation:
link - https://forms.gle/SGiNjysCFYPZLvbPA

THEMES FOR PAPERS

Papers are invited on topics aligned with the technical sessions.
Submissions relevant to the overarching theme of:
"Artificial Intelligence and International Humanitarian Law:
Navigating the Nexus of Technology, Warfare, and Global
Norms"will be considered for acceptance.

CO-AUTHORSHIP
Co-authorship is permitted for up to two authors per paper.
 REGISTRATION DETAILS

REGISTRATION FEE
Observing Technical Session To Present papers
Category
(Participant) (Presenter)

Students (UG and PG) INR 500 INR 1000

Research Scholars INR 750 INR 1500

Faculties and Educators INR 750 INR 1500

Industry Experts INR 1000 INR 2500

Law Firms and Senior

INR 2500 INR 5000
Counsels

Advocates INR 750 INR 1500

International Participants US $ 25 US $ 50

Note: In case of Co-Authorship each author has to pay their respective

registration fee and attach the fee receipt to the afore-mentioned g-form

BANK ACCOUNT DETAIL

 OTHER DETAILS

VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION
Participants and presenters opting for online attendance will
receive a video conferencing link via email, enabling them to
join the conference virtually.

IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION
In-person for observing technical sessions are limited and will
be allocated on first-come, first-served basis

GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Send your abstract to [email protected] on or

before February 14, 2025.
Email Subject:
Use the format "Abstract Submission - [Title of the Paper]".
Email Body and Attachments:
Email Body: Include necessary details about your submission.
Attachment: Send a document containg following details
(1) Basic details (name, designation, contact details)
(2) Title of the paper, Abstract (not exceeding 350 words)
along with 4-5 key words
(download draft covering letter from the following g-drive
link - draft covering letter).
 OTHER DETAILS

CERTIFICATES
All participants and presenters will receive certificates of
participation and presentation respectively, upon completion
of the conference.

PUBLICATION
Selected papers would be published in reputed Journal with
ISBN. Full Paper submission details and Publication charges
will be intimated in due time.

ACCOMODATION
The organizing institute WILL NOT provide accommodation.
Participants and Presenters shall make their own
arrangements.
 CONTACT DETAILS

For any queries or concerns, please reach out to us at:

Email: [email protected]

Alternatively, you may also contact:

Mr. Subash P, Faculty Coordinator: 8939357560
Mr. Ruthresh Kumaran M, Student Coordinator: 7358452224

We look forward to assist you!