Legality and Accountability of Autonomous Weapon Systems - A Humanitarian Law Perspective

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Essex, 2019) issued under title: The legitimacy and accountability for the deployment of autonomous weapon systems under international humanitarian law.

List of contents

Table of abbreviations; 1. Introducing autonomous systems of war: The challenges of artificial intelligence; 2. AWS: The current state of the AWS debate and of state policy; 3. Autonomous weapons systems and 'Autonomy': Weapons or Killer Robots?; 4. AWS and the IHL requirements; 5. Accountability and liability for the deployment of autonomous weapon systems; Final conclusion.

About the author

Afonso Seixas-Nunes, Jesuit Priest, graduated in law, Philosophy (Vitorino Sousa Alves Award) and Theology, and holds an Mst in Human Rights from the London School of Economics and a PhD from the University of Essex. He was a visiting scholar at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict and since July 2021 he joined the University of St Louis School of Law (SLU-Law).

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the legality of autonomous weapons systems under international law. It will be relevant for researchers and practitioners in the field of international humanitarian law, as well as graduate students in international law and international relations.

Foreword

A comprehensive definition of autonomous weapons systems and their operation and what happens when they cause violations of international law.

Product details

• Authors: Afonso Seixas-Nunes, Afonso (University of Oxford) Seixas-Nunes
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781316514832
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51483-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / International, LAW / Communications, LAW / Public, LAW / Computer & Internet, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Armed Conflict, IT and Communications law / Postal laws and regulations, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, IT & Communications law