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 ====== Peace through Law Online – Roundtable ======
-//In preparation.//
+//As of 1 October 2026.//
-A small international reading circle of lawyers around the texts collected on this site.
+The Roundtable is a small international discussion forum of lawyers and legal scholars. It takes up current developments recorded on this site – a new treaty signature or ratification, a court decision, a resolution, a regulatory measure or a newly identified gap – and discusses their legal significance for peace and conflict in the cyber and information sphere.
-  * **Format:** online, in English, every six to eight weeks, 60–90 minutes
+===== Format =====
-  * **Method:** a short input, then a close reading of one text, article by article, or discussion of a recent change recorded in the [[changes|change log]]
+  * **Online**, in English, every six to eight weeks, 60–90 minutes
-  * **Rule:** Chatham House rule; the circle reads and discusses texts, it does not adopt positions
+  * **Method:** one or two short inputs (10–15 minutes each) on a recent development, followed by an open discussion; the relevant entry on this site serves as the common point of reference
-  * **Notes:** a short, unattributed note of each session may be published here with the participants' consent
+  * **Topics:** chosen from the [[changes|change log]] and from proposals by participants
+  * **Chatham House rule:** participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker may be revealed
+  * **No positions:** the Roundtable discusses developments; it does not adopt statements or recommendations
+  * **Notes:** with the consent of the participants, a short unattributed note of each session may be published on this page
-===== First texts under consideration =====
+===== Possible topics for the first sessions =====
-  * [[law:un:cybercrime_convention]]
+  - The [[law:un:cybercrime_convention|UN Convention against Cybercrime (2024)]] after the signature period – ratifications, safeguards and the relationship to the [[law:coe:budapest|Budapest Convention]]
-  * National positions on the application of international law in cyberspace (see [[law:national:germany]])
+  - Autonomous weapons after the Seventh CCW Review Conference (November 2026) – see [[law:un:laws|UN and CCW processes on autonomous weapons]] and [[gaps:laws_treaty|Gap: treaty on autonomous weapons systems]]
-  * [[law:hr:iccpr]] (Art. 20)
+  - Sanctions as a response to information manipulation – the [[law:eu:russia_destabilisation_sanctions|EU sanctions regime on Russia's destabilising activities]] and freedom of expression ([[law:hr:iccpr|ICCPR]], Articles 19 and 20)
 ===== Sessions =====
-No sessions scheduled yet.
+Dates will be announced on this page.
-Contact: see [[about:publisher]].
+===== Participation =====
+Participation is by invitation and on request. Lawyers and legal scholars interested in joining or in giving an input are invited to contact the editor (see [[about:publisher|contact]]).