Taylor Kate Woodcock LL.M.

PhD researcher

  • Department:
    Researchers
  • Research strand: Regulation in the public interest: Disruptive technologies in peace and security
  • Main fields of interest: New Technologies and Artificial Intelligence

Profile

Taylor commenced her position as PhD researcher in public international law at the Asser Institute, UvA, in September 2020. Taylor's research examines the implications of the development and use of military applications of artificial intelligence (AI) for international law, with a specific emphasis on International Humanitarian Law. She takes a practice-oriented approach to exploring the relation between international law and human agency, considering how the interaction between data-driven algorithms and military practitioners impacts this relationship. This PhD project is part of the research project Designing International Law and Ethics into Military Artificial Intelligence (DILEMA), funded by NWO–MVI Programme on Responsible Innovation (2020–2024). Taylor has research experience in various fields of international law, including international humanitarian law, international human rights law, international criminal law, and international arms control and disarmament law.    

Taylor graduated cum laude from the Leiden University LL.M. specialising in Public International Law (2019). She also has a double degree in Law and International Studies (International Relations Major) as part of her undergraduate studies at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. Following her studies, Taylor completed a year-long internship at the Asser Institute in the research strand ‘Human Dignity and Human Security in International and European Law’. Her key areas of research in this position included international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law. She was also a pro-bono research assistant at the strategic human rights litigation practice, Human Rights in Practice. 

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