Jonathan Kwik is a researcher in international law at the Asser Institute attached to the ELSA Lab Defence project. He specialises in research on the military use of artificial intelligence (AI) related to weapons, the conduct of hostilities, operational decision-making, and hybrid warfare strategies. He obtained his doctorate (cum laude) from the University of Amsterdam on the lawful use of AI-embedded weapons at the operational level. He holds a Master of Laws degree (cum laude) from the University of Groningen in international criminal law and criminology, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Groningen in international law. He is the author of the book, Lawfully Using Autonomous Weapon Technologies.
He is a member of the Drafting Team for the Manual on the International Law Applicable to Artificial Intelligence in Warfare Project (2025-2027), a member of the Board of Experts of the Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law (APJIHL), and a member of the Advisory Board for the STEADFAST project. He is also an academic associate of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and an editor for the law journals Praxis and Patria. From 2016-2019, he taught international law at the Soegijapranata Catholic University in Semarang. He has written extensively in the fields of international humanitarian law, targeting law, AI modelling and (international) criminal responsibility.
Website: https://jonathankwik.com/
Contact: j.kwik@asser.nl
