Autonomous Weapons Systems

Law, Ethics, Policy

Susanne Beck editor Nehal Bhuta editor Robin Geiβ editor Hin-Yan Liu editor Claus Kreβ editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:19th Aug '16

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This examination of the implications and regulation of autonomous weapons systems combines contributions from law, robotics and philosophy.

Combining contributions from roboticists, legal scholars, philosophers and sociologists of science, this groundbreaking collection develops insights with direct policy relevance, including who bears responsibility for autonomous weapons systems, whether they would violate fundamental ethical and legal norms, and how to regulate their development.The intense and polemical debate over the legality and morality of weapons systems to which human cognitive functions are delegated (up to and including the capacity to select targets and release weapons without further human intervention) addresses a phenomena which does not yet exist but which is widely claimed to be emergent. This groundbreaking collection combines contributions from roboticists, legal scholars, philosophers and sociologists of science in order to recast the debate in a manner that clarifies key areas and articulates questions for future research. The contributors develop insights with direct policy relevance, including who bears responsibility for autonomous weapons systems, whether they would violate fundamental ethical and legal norms, and how to regulate their development. It is essential reading for those concerned about this emerging phenomenon and its consequences for the future of humanity.

ISBN: 9781316607657

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 23mm

Weight: 600g

420 pages