With the introduction of robots2 to the battlefield, critics and activists have raised doubts that
echo a long history of opposition to landmines, aviation, submarines, and nuclear …

The prospect of autonomous weapons as a regularized feature of future wars poses
existential implications for the entire field of law regulating the use of force. Such …

The debate over Autonomous Weapon Systems (AWS) has begun in earnest with advocates
for the absolute and immediate banning of AWS development, production, and use planting …

Much of the debate on autonomous weapons presumes a choice between human versus
autonomous decision-making over targeting and engagement decisions. In fact, in many …

Autonomous weapons those weapons that can select and engage targets without human
involvement'herald perhaps the most fundamental change in warfare in generations. The …

* The author is a former Major and Judge Advocate in the US Marine Corps practicing public
international law and national security law. He served for sixteen years; more than twelve …

On 6-7 February, the US Military Academy's Center for the Rule of Law and the International
Law Division of the Naval War College1 co-sponsored a workshop on the legal implications …

The introduction of autonomous weapon systems into the" battlespace" will profoundly
influence the nature of future warfare. This reality has begun to draw the attention of the …

One of the hottest topics of emerging technologies of war is autonomous weapons systems
(AWS). Within the field, legal and ethical questions are as prominent as technical ones, and …

ABSTRACT Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (" LAWS") are robots used to deliver
lethal force that possess near-human decision making abilities. Although LAWS do not yet …