Jonathan Herbach
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Jonathan Herbach’s research lies at the intersection of international humanitarian law, emerging military technologies, and cognitive frameworks for legal compliance. His most cited work, “Into the Caves of Steel: Precaution, Cognition and Robotic Weapon Systems Under the International Law of Armed Conflict” (2012), explores how autonomous robotic systems challenge traditional principles of distinction and proportionality in armed conflict. Herbach argues that existing legal frameworks must adapt to account for the cognitive limitations of both human operators and machine decision-making, a prescient contribution given today’s debates on lethal autonomous weapons. Though his citation count is modest, his work has been influential in early legal scholarship on AI and warfare, appearing in Amsterdam Law Forum, a respected student-run international law journal. Herbach’s analysis bridges precautionary obligations with technological reality, offering a foundational perspective for researchers examining accountability in modern combat. His writing is notable for its interdisciplinary approach, merging law, ethics, and computer science to address one of the most pressing challenges in contemporary conflict regulation.
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