Drones and Other Unmanned Weapons Systems under International Law

Drones and Other Unmanned Weapons Systems under International Law
Author: Stuart Casey-Maslen
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2018-08-07
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004363262

Drone strikes have become a key feature of counterterrorism operations in an increasing number of countries. This work explores the different domestic and international legal regimes that govern the manufacture, transfer, and use of armed drones. Chapters assess the legality of armed drones under jus ad bellum, the law of armed conflict, the law of law enforcement, international human rights law, international criminal law and domestic civil and criminal law. The book also discusses the application of law to fully autonomous weapons systems where computer algorithms decide who or what to target and when to fire.

When Machines Can Be Judge, Jury, And Executioner: Justice In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence

When Machines Can Be Judge, Jury, And Executioner: Justice In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Katherine B Forrest
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2021-04-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9811232741

'Is it fair for a judge to increase a defendant's prison time on the basis of an algorithmic score that predicts the likelihood that he will commit future crimes? Many states now say yes, even when the algorithms they use for this purpose have a high error rate, a secret design, and a demonstratable racial bias. The former federal judge Katherine Forrest, in her short but incisive When Machines Can Be Judge, Jury, and Executioner, says this is both unfair and irrational ...' See full reviewJed S RakoffUnited States District Judge for the Southern District of New YorkNew York Review of Books This book explores justice in the age of artificial intelligence. It argues that current AI tools used in connection with liberty decisions are based on utilitarian frameworks of justice and inconsistent with individual fairness reflected in the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence. It uses AI risk assessment tools and lethal autonomous weapons as examples of how AI influences liberty decisions. The algorithmic design of AI risk assessment tools can and does embed human biases. Designers and users of these AI tools have allowed some degree of compromise to exist between accuracy and individual fairness.Written by a former federal judge who lectures widely and frequently on AI and the justice system, this book is the first comprehensive presentation of the theoretical framework of AI tools in the criminal justice system and lethal autonomous weapons utilized in decision-making. The book then provides a comprehensive explanation as to why, tracing the evolution of the debate regarding racial and other biases embedded in such tools. No other book delves as comprehensively into the theory and practice of AI risk assessment tools.

Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Protection of the Human Person

Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Protection of the Human Person
Author: Mauri, Diego
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2022-05-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1802207678

This book aims to understand how public organizations adapt to and manage situations characterized by fluidity, ambiguity, complexity and unclear technologies, thus exploring public governance in times of turbulence.

Autonomous Weapon Systems and the Law of Armed Conflict

Autonomous Weapon Systems and the Law of Armed Conflict
Author: Tim McFarland
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2020-07-09
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108499740

A close examination of the interface between autonomous technologies and the law with legal analysis grounded in technological realities.

Oslo Manual on Select Topics of the Law of Armed Conflict

Oslo Manual on Select Topics of the Law of Armed Conflict
Author: Yoram Dinstein
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2020-01-01
Genre: Humanitarian law
ISBN: 3030391698

This open access book provides a valuable restatement of the current law of armed conflict regarding hostilities in a diverse range of contexts: outer space, cyber operations, remote and autonomous weapons, undersea systems and devices, submarine cables, civilians participating in unmanned operations, military objectives by nature, civilian airliners, destruction of property, surrender, search and rescue, humanitarian assistance, cultural property, the natural environment, and more. The book was prepared by a group of experts after consultation with a number of key governments. It is intended to offer guidance for practitioners (mainly commanding officers); facilitate training at military colleges; and inform both instructors and graduate students of international law on the current state of the law.

Autonomous Weapons Systems

Autonomous Weapons Systems
Author: Nehal Bhuta
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2016-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107153565

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

Futures of International Criminal Justice

Futures of International Criminal Justice
Author: Emma Palmer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2021-12-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 100052082X

This collection identifies and discusses problems and opportunities for the theory and practice of international criminal justice. The International Criminal Court and project of prosecuting international atrocity crimes have faced multiple challenges and critiques. In recent times, these have included changes in technology, the conduct of armed conflict, the environment, and geopolitics. The mostly emerging contributors to this collection draw on diverse socio-legal research frameworks to discuss proposals for the futures of international criminal justice. These include addressing accountability gaps and under-examined or emerging areas of criminality at, but also beyond, the International Criminal Court, especially related to technology and the environment. The book discusses the tensions between universalism and localisation, as well as the regionalisation of international criminal justice and how these approaches might adapt to dynamic organisational, political and social structures, at the ICC and beyond. The book will be of interest to students, researchers and academics. It will also be a useful resource for civil society representatives including justice advocates, diplomats and other government officials and policy-makers.

Military Necessity in International Cultural Heritage Law

Military Necessity in International Cultural Heritage Law
Author: Berenika Drazewska
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2021-12-13
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004432566

Berenika Drazewska’s book offers a comprehensive scholarly analysis of the current meaning of military necessity in the international legal framework for the protection of cultural heritage during armed conflicts.