Anna Rosalie Greipl

Anna Rosalie Greipl

Researcher

Areas of expertise

International Humanitarian Law  /  International Human Rights Law  /  International Refugee Law  /  Public International Law  /  New Technologies  /  Artificial Intelligence

Anna Rosalie Greipl is a Researcher at the Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (Geneva Academy), where she contributes to the IHL in Focus project, develops updates for the RULAC portal, and worked on the joint initiative on the Digitalization of Armed Conflict carried out with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Alongside her position at the Geneva Academy, she is pursuing a PhD at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Her doctoral research explores the evolving role of human decision-makers in conjunction with artificial intelligence systems within military operations and its impact on international humanitarian law.

Prior to joining the Geneva Academy, she was a Teaching Assistant at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. She also worked as a Thematic Legal Advisor on urban warfare with the ICRC from 2018 until 2019. Her previous positions include legal associate in the legal division of the ICRC (2017-2018) and intern with the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) in Cameroon (2016-2017). 

Anna holds an LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights from the Geneva Academy (2018) and an LLM in Law and Politics of International Security from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2016). She has been awarded the 2018 Henry Dunant Research Prize for her LLM Thesis on ‘International State Responsibility: The Role of Italy in Outsourcing Migration Management to Libya’.

Articles 

Anna Rosalie Greipl, 'Artificial Intelligence for Better Protection of Civilians During Urban Warfare', Articles of War, 26 March 2024. 

Blog Posts

Wen Zhou and Anna Rosalie Greipl, 'Artificial intelligence in military decision-making: supporting humans, not replacing them', ICRC Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog, 29 August 2024. 

Anna Rosalie Greipl, 'Artificial Intelligence Systems and Humans in Military Decision-Making: Not Better Or Worse But Better Together', Articles of War, 14 June 2024.

 

 

Research Projects

Iraq, Mosul. View of the west bank after the war. Project

IHL in Focus

As a yearly publication, it keeps decision-makers, practitioners and scholars up-to-date with the latest trends and challenges in IHL implementation in over 100 armed conflicts worldwide – both international and non-international.

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Computer screen with warning: civilian infrastucture: do not attack Project

The Digitalization of Armed Conflict

This project will explore humanitarian consequences and protection needs caused by the digitalization of armed conflicts and the extent to which these needs are addressed by international law, especially international humanitarian law.

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Publications

Cover of Report

Artificial Intelligence And Related Technologies In Military Decision-Making On The Use Of Force In Armed Conflicts: Current Developments And Potential Implications

May 2024

Anna Rosalie Greipl, Neil Davison, Georgia Hinds

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, ICRC

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Data-driven Learning Systems and the Commission of International Crimes: Concerns for Criminal Responsibility?

September 2023

Anna Rosalie Greipl

Journal of International Criminal Justice

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State’s Prevention of Terrorism and the Rule of Law: Challenging the ‘magic’ of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

November 2022

Anna Rosalie Greipl, Andrea Bianchi

International Center for Counter Terrorism

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