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Civilian Starvation And Relief During Armed Conflict: The Modern Humanitarian Law, Charles A. Allen
Civilian Starvation And Relief During Armed Conflict: The Modern Humanitarian Law, Charles A. Allen
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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The Dehumanization Of International Humanitarian Law: Legal, Ethical, And Political Implications Of Autonomous Weapon Systems, Markus Wagner
The Dehumanization Of International Humanitarian Law: Legal, Ethical, And Political Implications Of Autonomous Weapon Systems, Markus Wagner
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In the future, a growing number of combat operations will be carried out by autonomous weapon systems (AWS). At the operational level, AWS would not rely on direct human input. Taking humans out of the loop will raise questions of the compatibility of AWS with the fundamental requirements of international humanitarian law (IHL), such as the principles of distinction and proportionality, as well as complicate allocation of responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
This Article addresses the development toward greater autonomy in military technology along three dimensions: legal, ethical, and political concerns. First, it analyzes the potential dehumanizing …