Autonomous weapon systems and the law of armed conflict : compatibility with international humanitarian law / Tim McFarland, University of New South Wales, Canberra.
"Militarily advanced States are devoting significant resources to develop increasingly autonomous weapons for use in armed conflict. The prospect of 'killer robots' being deployed on future battlefields has sparked controversy and has led to efforts by the United Nations and other bod...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "Militarily advanced States are devoting significant resources to develop increasingly autonomous weapons for use in armed conflict. The prospect of 'killer robots' being deployed on future battlefields has sparked controversy and has led to efforts by the United Nations and other bodies to regulate their development and use. Much opposition to autonomous weapons has been based on the beliefs that their use would violate international humanitarian law and that an 'accountability gap' would mean that nobody could be held responsible when a robot breaks the law. Drawing on a mixture of technical and legal sources, this book demonstrates that IHL as it stands today can adequately regulate use of autonomous weapons. Individual forms of accountability may be less effective though, and a focus on collective accountability would be beneficial. The book explores the interface between the technologies of weapon autonomy and the principles and rules of IHL. It discusses the impact of autonomous weapons on rules of weapons law, targeting law and accountability regimes. It offers suggestions for ensuring accountability and for advancing the international debate about regulatory responses"-- |
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| Item Description: | Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Melbourne Law School, 2017) issued under title: The status of autonomous weapon systems under international humanitarian law. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 186 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1108607055 9781108607056 |