Research notes on security law, evidence, technology and state power.
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Human control over autonomous weapons starts with the contract: The gap in the CCW text
The CCW expert group’s elements reach upstream but leave out requirements, trials and contracts. India’s draft procurement rules show how to close that gap.
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AI-enhanced CCTV evidence and the duty to disclose rejected versions
On 22 May 2026, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court in Pune Bar Association v Union of India rejected a constitutional challenge to hash disclosure and expert certification under Section 63(4) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. A certificate establishes that the image tendered in court is the image the examiner produced. It does…