Jonathan Kwik is a researcher at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague attached to the ELSA Lab Defence project. His specialisation is in the laws governing the conduct of hostilities and artificial intelligence (AI). He obtained his doctorate (cum laude) from the University of Amsterdam on the lawful use of AI-embedded weapons at the operational level, under Profs. Tom van Engers, Terry Gill and Harmen van der Wilt. 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.
Jonathan Kwik taught international humanitarian law and public international law at the Soegijapranata Catholic University in Semarang, Indonesia. He is an academic partner of the ICRC, and has worked together with the ICRC on many occasions in matters of research, policy discussions, and dissemination events. He has published extensively in the fields of international humanitarian law, targeting law, AI modelling, (international) criminal responsibility and post-conflict reconciliation.
