Killer Robots: Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems Legal, Ethical and Moral Challenges

This book provides an insight into lethal autonomous weapon systems and debates whether it would be morally correct to give machines the power to decide who lives and who dies on the battlefield.

About the author

Dr U C Jha, a former Wing Commander, has extensive field and academic experience in international humanitarian law, military law and human rights law. He has been teaching these subjects for last two decades. His work comprises 25 books and over 120 articles published in various journals and newspapers. His recent books include The Evolution of Military law in India; Ethics in the Indian Military; Killer Robots: Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Legal, Ethical and Moral Challenges; Human Rights in the Indian Armed Forces: An Analysis of Article 33 of the Constitution; The Law of Armed Conflict; and Child Soldiers: Practice, Law and Remedies.

Product details

• Authors: Dr U. C. Jha
• Publisher: Durnell
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9789385563614
• ISBN: 978-93-85563-61-4
• No. of pages: 260
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education