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Dialogue as Governance: The First UN Dialogue on Global AI Governance and its Implications for Human Rights

October 16, 2026

“AI is advancing at a runway speed. The question is no longer whether AI will transform our world – it already is. The question is whether we will govern this transformation together – or let it govern us.” —António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations   Introduction On 6–7 July 2026, the United Nations (‘UN’) convened the first annual Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance in Geneva (see here and here). The meeting brought together more than 4,200 participants from nearly 170 States, alongside representatives of international organisations, technology companies, civil society, academia and the technical community (see here). Established by consensus through UN General Assembly Resolution 79/325, the Dialogue represents the first universal forum operating under a UN General Assembly mandate in which governments and other stakeholders can deliberate collectively on AI governance. The Dialogue will next reconvene in May 2027 in New York. Until now, international AI governance has mainly developed through fragmented…

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Characterizing Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Consensus Without Agreement?

October 13, 2026

On 4 September 2026, the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems adopted the report of its sessions from 2024 to 2026 (CCW/GGE.1/2026/3). The report represents a significant diplomatic breakthrough: it formulates, by consensus, ‘a set of elements of an instrument’ to address the normative and operational aspects…

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Two nodes of interaction between AI and the obligation to respect state sovereignty

October 2, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is interacting in ever more complex ways with the sovereignty of states. On the one hand, AI technologies are beginning to underpin key sectors and services, including national security, the economy, healthcare. Consequently – and unsurprisingly – states are seeking to protect AI capabilities and the data infrastructure they rely on. The…

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Can We See Generative AI in International Law Blogging?

September 17, 2026

Gen AI and its Contributions In July 2026 EJIL published its ecosystem-wide generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) policy. The policy is carefully worded and wisely narrow. While it also addresses a series of concerns which would merit discussion individually, such as those concerning plagiarism and accuracy, in this contribution I will focus on what…

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Access to the Logbook: How Autonomous Ships Complicate the Flag State’s Ability to Fulfill its Article 94 UNCLOS Obligation

September 9, 2026

On 1 July 2026, the IMO's non-mandatory International Code of Safety for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships took effect. The Code provides guidelines for maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), or ships that, to various extents, operate independently of direct human control and are overseen or remotely controlled by humans in remote operations centres (ROCs), where the data,…

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