Elizabeth Minor
Advisor, Article 36
twitter: @elizabethminor3
email: elizabeth [at] article36 [dot] org
phone: +44 (0) 7790-418821
Advisor, Article 36
twitter: @elizabethminor3
email: elizabeth [at] article36 [dot] org
phone: +44 (0) 7790-418821
drones | harm to civilians | killer robots | explosive weapons in populated areas
Elizabeth Minor is an Advisor at Article 36, where she focuses on research, policy analysis and advocacy in international forums. At Article 36 she has covered issues including autonomous weapons, armed drones, explosive weapons in populated areas, the protection of civilians in armed conflict, the under-representation of women and lower income countries in disarmament forums, and nuclear weapons. She was previously a researcher at Every Casualty and Oxford Research Group, where she launched the global Casualty Recorders Network, and was responsible for studies into the methodologies and practices used in the field of documenting and recording the casualties of armed conflict and violence. She previously sat on the Board of the NGO Airwars. Minor holds an MSc in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics, and a BA in History from University College London.
Recent publications:
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Elizabeth Minor is an Advisor at Article 36, where she focuses on research, policy analysis and advocacy in international forums. At Article 36 she has covered issues including autonomous weapons, armed drones, explosive weapons in populated areas, the protection of civilians in armed conflict, the under-representation of women and lower income countries in disarmament forums, and nuclear weapons. She was previously a researcher at Every Casualty and Oxford Research Group, where she launched the global Casualty Recorders Network, and was responsible for studies into the methodologies and practices used in the field of documenting and recording the casualties of armed conflict and violence. She previously sat on the Board of the NGO Airwars. Minor holds an MSc in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics, and a BA in History from University College London.
Recent publications:
- "Laws for LAWS: Towards a treaty to regulate lethal autonomous weapons," Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung New York, February 2023.
- Article 36 podcast series on autonomous weapons (August 2021). Further episodes will be available here.
- "Regulating Autonomy in Weapons Systems," Article 36, October 2020.*
- "How states’ commentaries help build towards international regulation," Reaching Critical Will, CCW Report, Vol. 8. No.1, September 21, 2020.
- "Protecting civilians as an international policy agenda – A snapshot from 2019,' Article 36, May 27, 2020.
- "Drones in the use of force: A way forward," briefing papers, Article 36, October 2018.*
- "Approaches to technology and policy: International standards and addressing drones in the use of force," briefing papers, Article 36, October 2018.*
"Targeting Legality: The Armed Drone as a Socio-technical and Socio-Legal System," Journal of the Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, 18 June, 2018.*
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