title: The <i>Jus Ad Bellum Anno</i> 2040: An Essay on Possible Trends and Challenges
abstract: Abstract This chapter examines a number of possible trends and developments which may influence how the law governing the use of force will be applied in the coming decades. These include both technological developments and certain political trends which are most likely to shape the way the law will be interpreted and applied in a changing environment. Attention is particularly given to the potentially destabilizing influence of new weapons technologies and a shift in the relative power and infl