The Manuel Ballbé Chair at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) continues its work analyzing and preventing risks affecting human security in the 21st century. On this occasion, we echo the recent intervention by our Director, Dr. Roser Martínez Quirante , at the 18th Course on Current Scientific and Cultural Affairs at the University of León, dedicated to "Global Challenges." On October 21, Dr. Martínez Quirante, an expert in the ethics of artificial intelligence and professor...

The Manuel Ballbé Chair in Human Security and Global Law is proud to present the new 2025 Argument Paper , authored by Joaquín Rodríguez Álvarez and Pere Brunet, in collaboration with the international campaign Stop Killer Robots  and the Centre Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau . This document is a key contribution to the global effort to prohibit autonomous weapons (AWs) through a binding international treaty. AWs are systems capable of selecting and attacking targets without human intervention....

Earth has crossed a threshold. The infrastructures that once guaranteed stability—from legal systems to energy networks—are now facing a new reality of radical discontinuity: climate collapse, global pandemics, and accelerated technological mutations. Traditional law, designed for a stable planet and predictable human control, is obsolete. Regulation is no longer enough; we need a legal framework capable of regeneration . Introducing the LDE·IR: Law for the Anthropocene Laboratory. From the...