Fighting Machines : : Autonomous Weapons and Human Dignity / / Dan Saxon.

Lethal autonomous weapons are weapon systems that can select and destroy targets without intervention by a human operator. Fighting Machines explores the relationship between lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), the concept of human dignity, and international law. Much of this analysis speaks to three...

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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2021]
©2022
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction
  • 1. Elements of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
  • 2. Human Dignity and Its Role in International Law
  • 3. Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems and Human Dignity
  • 4. Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Humanitarian Law
  • 5. Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Human Rights Law
  • 6. Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Criminal Law
  • 7. Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems and the Responsibility of States and Arms Manufacturers
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments