Professor Couzigou edited a book International Law and Technological Change: Testing the Adaptability of International Law published in December 2025 as part of the Elgar International Law and Technology series.
This comprehensive book explores, in 12 chapters (including the introduction and conclusion drafted by Professor Couzigou), the consequences of modern technology for procedural and substantive areas of international law. It examines to what extent existing principles and rules of international law can adapt to unprecedented technological changes. The book was inspired by a conference on the same topic organised by Professor Couzigou at the University of Aberdeen School of Law in June 2022.
The book's contributors outline the impact of technological advancements on international law across key areas such as communications, governance, surveillance and security, immigration, warfare, and economics. They consider whether and how the use of new technologies, including information and communications technology, autonomous artificial intelligence systems, and blockchain infrastructures, should be regulated. Chapters investigate the impact of technology use on international legal discourse, international law-making, implementation of international law, and international accountability across the globe.
This book ultimately demonstrates the numerous advantages of technology in aiding the interpretation, identification, formation, implementation, and enforcement of international law, provided that the application of technology is appropriately regulated.
