Call for Papers: Conference on the law applicable to the use of biometrics by armed forces Tallinn, 23 – 24 October 2025
The NATO Cyber Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, the War Studies Research Centre of the Netherlands Defence Academy and the Amsterdam Centre for International Law (ACIL) are organizing an international conference on the law applicable to the use of biometrics by armed forces, contractors working with armed forces, and ICT companies involved in military acquisition and procurement. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform for debate between academics, practitioners and policy-makers to discuss the legal aspects of the military use of this technology. The conference will build on the fruitful discussions held during two previous conferences devoted to this topic held in Amsterdam (May 2023) and Tallinn (May 2024).
The conference will take place on 23 – 24 October in Tallinn, Estonia. The format is currently planned to be in-person.
We invite those interested to submit a proposal to present a paper at the conference.
Submission deadline: 28 March 2025
Submissions:
Researchers and practitioners interested in addressing the issues above are invited to respond to this call for papers with a 1-2 page proposal for an article and presentation, along with a brief CV. Proposals should be submitted to prof. dr. Marten Zwanenburg ([email protected]) no later than 28 March 2025.
Publication:
The organisers of the workshop are interested in exploring publication opportunities for selected papers. Papers based on the first conference on this topic were published in a symposium in the Military Law and the Law of War Review.
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