Henning Lahmann

Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies

Assistant Professor

P.O. Box 9520

2300 RA Leiden, NL-2300RA

Netherlands

New York University (NYU) - NYU Law School, Hauser Global Law School Program

Hauser Post-Doctoral Global Fellow

245 Sullivan Street, Suite 340

New York, NY 10012

United States

University of Geneva - Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Associate Research Fellow

Villa Myonier

120B rue de Lausanne

Geneva, 1211

Switzerland

  • Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies

  • New York University (NYU) - NYU Law School, Hauser Global Law School Program

  • University of Geneva - Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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1.

Freedom and Security in Cyberspace: Shifting the Focus Away from Military Responses Towards Non-Forcible Countermeasures and Collective Threat-Prevention

K. Ziolkowski (ed.), Peacetime Regime for State Activities in Cyberspace. International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Tallinn 2013
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 07 Jul 2014
Robin Geiss and Henning Lahmann
University of Glasgow and Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
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cyber attack, cyberwar, cyberspace, countermeasures, self-defense, necessity

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On the Politics and Ideologies of the Sovereignty Discourse in Cyberspace

32 Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law (2021) 61
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2022
Henning Lahmann
Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
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sovereignty, cyberspace, cyber operations, Tallinn Manual, cyber sovereignty, digital sovereignty, defend forward, persistent engagement

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Protecting the Global Information Space in Times of Armed Conflict

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 12 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 24 May 2021
Robin Geiss and Henning Lahmann
University of Glasgow and Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
Downloads 280 (235,554)

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Digital information warfare

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The Future Digital Battlefield and Challenges for Humanitarian Protection: A Primer

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 29 Apr 2022
Henning Lahmann
Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
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AI, warfare, international humanitarian law, human rights, digital battlefield, cyber warfare, surveillance, intelligence, privacy

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Protection of Data in Armed Conflict

97 International Law Studies 556 (2021)
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 24 May 2021
Robin Geiss and Henning Lahmann
University of Glasgow and Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
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international humanitarian law, law of armed conflict, data protection, armed conflict, cyber operations, cyber attacks, cybersecurity, privacy

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Self-Determination in the Age of Algorithmic Warfare

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 26 Oct 2023 Last Revised: 07 May 2024
Henning Lahmann
Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
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Algorithmic warfare, gaza, machine learning, military artificial intelligence, military ai, self-determination, spontaneity, israel, palestine, rosa luxemburg, hannah arendt, political theory, international humanitarian law, ihl, law of armed conflict, targeting, distinction, precaution, privacy

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Investigations with Digital Open-Source Information and the Stabilization of International Norms: Protecting the Principle of Non-Refoulement

Irene Couzigou and Edouard Fromageau (eds.), ‘International Law and Technological Change: Testing the Adaptability of International Law’ (Edward Elgar Publishing 2024), Irene Couzigou (ed.), ‘International Law and Technological Change: Testing the Adaptability of International Law’ (Edward Elgar Publishing 2025)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Mar 2024 Last Revised: 13 May 2025
Henning Lahmann
Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
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open-source investigations, OSINT, international law, international legal discourse, norm stability, legal theory, migration, refugees, non-refoulement, pushbacks, Frontex, European Union, border security, Forensic Architecture, Bellingcat, facts, evidence

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Protecting Societies: Anchoring A New Protection Dimension In International Law In Times Of Increased Cyber Threats

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 24 May 2021
Robin Geiss and Henning Lahmann
University of Glasgow and Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
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international humanitarian law, law of armed conflict, society protection, cyber operations, cyber attacks, cybersecurity

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A Paradigm of Prevention: Humpty Dumpty, the War on Terror, and the Power of Preventive Detention in the United States, Israel, and Europe

American Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 59, 2011
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Jul 2014
Tim Stahlberg and Henning Lahmann
University of Hamburg - Faculty of Law and Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
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war on terror, Israel, Europe, USA, detention, state of emergency, enemy combatant, Geneva Conventions, European Court of Human Rights, Supreme Court

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Drone Regulation and AI Law: Assessing the Intersection of the EU Legal Frameworks for Unmanned Aircraft and Artificial Intelligence

Air & Space Law, Vol. 49, Nr. 6, p. 1-20; 2024
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 28 Mar 2025
Benjamyn Scott, Bart Custers and Henning Lahmann
Leiden University Leiden Law School, Leiden University - Center for Law and Digital Technologies and Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
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Artificial Intelligence, Automatic, Autonomous, Drones, Piloted Remotely

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The Israeli Approach to Detain Terrorist Suspects and International Humanitarian Law: The Decision Anonymous v. State of Israel

Zeitschrift für Ausländisches Öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht 69 (2009), 347-364
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 11 Jul 2014
Henning Lahmann
Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
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International Humanitarian Law, Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories, enemy combatant, targeted killings, terrorism, unlawful combatant, Geneva Conventions, war on terror, detention

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The Plea of Necessity in Cyber Emergencies: Unresolved Doctrinal Questions

Nordic Journal of International Law 2023 (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Apr 2023
Henning Lahmann
Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies
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Necessity, cyber emergency, state responsibility, assistance, hack-back, only way, cyber hygiene, cyber norms, active cyber defence

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Design methodologies for addressing Ethical, Legal and Societal Aspects (ELSA) of military AI applications, Deliverable 2.1, version 1.0

Lahmann, H., Custers, B.H.M., Scott, B.I. (2023), Design methodologies for addressing Ethical, Legal and Societal Aspects (ELSA) of military AI applications, Deliverable 2.1, V1.0, The Hague: ELSA Lab Defence.
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Feb 2025
Henning Lahmann, Bart Custers and Benjamyn Scott
Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies, Leiden University - Center for Law and Digital Technologies and Leiden University Leiden Law School
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Military AI, AI in defence, Human dignity, Privacy, Value sensitive design

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Design methodologies for addressing Ethical, Legal and Societal Aspects (ELSA) of military AI applications, Deliverable 2.1, Version 2.0

The Hague: ELSA Lab Defence
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 14 Feb 2025
Henning Lahmann, Bart Custers, Benjamyn Scott, Filipo Santoni de Sio, Marlijn Heijnen and ivana akrum
Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies, Leiden University - Center for Law and Digital Technologies, Leiden University Leiden Law School, University of Nijmegen, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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'Hacking Back' by States and the Uneasy Place of Necessity within the Rule of Law

Zeitschrift für Ausländisches Öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht 80 (2020)
Posted: 15 Jun 2020
Henning Lahmann
Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies

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cybersecurity, necessity, international law, rule of law, state of emergency, circumstance precluding wrongfulness, cyberattack, cyber operation

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The History of Multinational Military Operations and Contemporary Legal Challenges

Robin Geiß and Heike Krieger (eds.), The 'Legal Pluriverse' Surrounding Multinational Military Operations (OUP 2020)
Posted: 05 Jun 2020
Robin Geiss, Heike Krieger and Henning Lahmann
University of Glasgow, Freie Universitaet Berlin and Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies

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multinational military operations, peace enforcement, peacekeeping, laws of armed conflict, United Nations, coalition warfare, international human rights, status-of-forces agreements, state responsibility

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Autonomous Weapons Systems: A Paradigm Shift for the Law of Armed Conflict?

J.D. Ohlin (ed.), Research Handbook on Remote Warfare, Edward Elgar, pp 371–404, 2018
Posted: 29 Apr 2020
Robin Geiss and Henning Lahmann
University of Glasgow and Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies

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AWS, LAWS, Autonomous Weapons Systems, International Humanitarian Law, Laws of Armed Conflict, Accountability, Human Dignity, Meaningful Human Control, Principle of Distinction, Proportionality, State Responsibility

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Information Operations and the Question of Illegitimate Interference under International Law

Israel Law Review, Volume 53, Issue 2, pp 1–36, June 2020
Posted: 29 Apr 2020
Henning Lahmann
Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies

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Information Operations, Cyber Operations, Cognitive Warfare, Disinformation, Election Interference, Principle of Non-Intervention, Sovereignty, Self-Determination

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Cyber Warfare: Applying the Principle of Distinction in an Interconnected Space

Israel Law Review / Volume 45 / Issue 03 / November 2012, pp 381-399
Posted: 21 Aug 2014
Robin Geiss and Henning Lahmann
University of Glasgow and Leiden University - Centre for Law and Digital Technologies

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cyber warfare, principle of distinction, dual-use objects, precautionary obligations, principle of proportionality